Public Health
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Covid variant B.1.1.529 appears in South Africa: we know that
The World Health Organization on Friday classified a new, heavily mutated strain of Covid-19 as a worrying variant. “This variant…
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South Sudan Update
This week’s solid account. Host Carol Castiel and reporter Nabeel Biajo of VOA’s “South Sudan in Focus,” speak with former…
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No cases of Omicron variant have been identified in the US, CDC says
Pediatric doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine lie on a table at National Jewish Health on November 3, 2021 in…
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Bitcoin (BTC) enters bear market with new Covid variant
Bitcoin prices have fallen sharply amid the global sell-off in stocks. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin fell…
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WHO convenes special meeting to discuss new Covid variant from South Africa with “large number of mutations”
RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head ai Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a press…
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The WHO encourages those who are fully vaccinated to wear masks and to distance themselves physically
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference held by the Geneva Association of United…
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It Takes a Team: A Doctor With Terminal Cancer Relies on a Close-Knit Group in Her Final Days
Judith Graham The decisions have been gut-wrenching. Should she try another round of chemotherapy, even though she barely tolerated the…
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott Off Base in Claim That Rise in Medicare Premiums Is Due to Inflation
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s Seniors Are Paying the Price for…
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Are Covid Vaccine Regulations Ethical? That’s what doctors say
Protesters demonstrate against vaccine mandates in New York City on November 20, 2021. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images Ethical justification…
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Big Biden Budget Bill Passes the House
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher,…
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