The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to rename monkeypox to “MPOX” to destigmatize the virus, according to a US newspaper report. The decision follows growing pressure from Biden officials, who privately asked WHO to change the name, The Politico reported. The report said this decision could be announced on Wednesday. Citing people with knowledge of […]
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WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks, pandemics
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a global scientific process to update the list of priority pathogens–agents that can cause outbreaks or pandemics–to guide global investment, research and development (R&D), especially in vaccines, tests and treatments. In a statement, the WHO on Monday said that starting with a meeting held last Friday, November 18, WHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider […]
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New AI blood test technology to detect liver cancer
A new artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by researchers of Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now detected more than 80% of liver cancers in a new study of 724 people. The findings were reported in Cancer Discovery and at the […]
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History, significance, and celebration of International Men’s Day 2022
Every year, on November 19th, men around the world celebrate International Men’s Day. Men’s health and well-being, as well as the improvement of gender relations, are the themes of this day. Men’s Day promotes a sense of positive masculinity as well. As well as raising awareness of men’s challenges, it […]
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MrBeast has now become the most-subscribed YouTube creator in the world
YouTube star MrBeast has just overtaken PewDiePie to become to most-followed individual YouTube creator in the world. The YouTuber, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been gradually gaining subscribers in recent years, and his fans have long been expecting that he would become the most-followed YouTuber in the world. A screenshot of a […]
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The Kerala Story: Film on Indian women in the Islamic State sparks controversy
Kerala police have sought legal advice about a movie teaser that is sparking controversy in the southern Indian state. In the teaser – for an upcoming movie called The Kerala Story – an actress claims her character is one of 32,000 women from the state who were “converted” into Islamic […]
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Writer TP Rajeevan passes away at 63
Noted writer and poet from Kerala, Thachom Poyil Rajeevan, passed away at 63 on the night of Wednesday. Rajeevan was under treatment in a private hospital in Kozhikode due to liver and kidney-related disease. He has penned several poems, stories and essays in English and Malayalam. His two novels were adapted […]
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Tuberculosis cases surged for the first time in many years: WHO
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5 per cent from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from TB, according to the World Health Organization’s 2022 Global TB report. The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by 3 per cent between 2020 and […]
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Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi apologises in Instagram post after ‘unintentionally’ competing without hijab
Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in South Korea on Sunday without wearing the head covering required of all women by her country’s hardline Islamic government offered an apology saying that she had competed without a hijab accidentally. Early Tuesday, a text-only Instagram story was posted on Rekabi’s account that […]
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Metabolism may offer more insight into risk of some diseases: Research
In an analysis of the metabolic profiles of healthy American babies, researchers found surprising differences among ethnic groups which may help make screening for inherited metabolic disorders, cystic fibrosis, or hypothyroidism much more accurate than traditional genetic disease screens. “We don’t want to miss a baby who is potentially sick, and we don’t want […]
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Elon Musk launches new ‘Burnt Hair’ perfume
Elon Musk has become a perfume salesman. Well, quite literally! Elon Musk has launched his own perfume line and guess what? The fragrance product is called ‘Burnt Hair’. Musk took to Twitter to announce the launch of his perfume line. He wrote, “With a name like mine, getting into the fragrance business […]
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China detects new Omicron sub-variants in fresh Covid flareup
New Omicron sub-variants BF.7 and BA.5.1.7, which are highly infectious with greater transmissibility have been detected in China, in the latest COVID flare-up, which comes just ahead of the 20th Party Congress. BF.7 subvariant spread to more Chinese provinces on Monday. The highly infectious virus was firstly detected in northwest China. On the […]
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Ultrasound can move, break up kidney stones in awake patients: Study
A new procedure that combines the use of two ultrasound technologies may give an option to move moving kidney stones out of the ureter with minimum pain and no anaesthesia, according to a study. The findings of the new study were published in The Journal of Urology. In the procedure, the physician uses a handheld transducer […]
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Covid-19 mRNA vaccines increase risk of cardiac-related death: Florida Surgeon General
Florida Surgeon General Dr Joseph A Ladapo on Saturday (local time) recommended against receiving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, especially to males aged 18 to 39 as it increases the risk of cardiac-related death. “Today, we released an analysis on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines the public needs to be aware of. This analysis showed […]
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Nobel Peace Prize 2022: Two organizations including Belarusian human rights activists received
The Royal Swedish Academy on Friday jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. “BREAKING NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2022 #NobelPeacePrize […]