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Vaccines against monkeypox are not 100% effective, therefore individuals must limit their own risks of infection, according to WHO technical chief Rosamund Lewis on August 17. This comes as more than 35,000 instances of monkeypox have been documented in more than 92 countries, with the illness responsible for 12 fatalities. Last week, about 7,500 cases were recorded, a 20% rise over the previous week.
The Nobel Prize 2023 in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. The top honour… read-more
TAGS: Nobel Prize 2023, medicine, World news, Education, winners, Katalin Karikó & Drew Weissman
Advancements in medical technology have propelled the field of cardiology to new heights, offering heart patients alternatives to traditional bypass surgeries one such revolutionary procedure is 3D angioplasty, which promises to be a game-changer… read-more
TAGS: Technology, 3D Angioplasty, Traditional Bypass surgery, Science, Health
The UK, Australia, and the US, the close allies of Canada and members of the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing alliance, have conveyed serious concerns regarding PM Justin Trudeau's claim of a "potential link" between Indian government officials… read-more
While filming for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, Bollywood actor Manoj Joshi shared his struggles after being bed-ridden for a year. During his interview, Joshi said he suffered a heart stroke and lost his eye-sight at the time. The actor… read-more
TAGS: Manoj Joshi, Bed-Ridden, Bollywood, interview, Devdas, Heart Stroke
A New York woman is facing murder and drug charges after a one-year-old boy died from fentanyl poisoning at the daycare she operated. Grei Mendez(36) was arrested over the weekend after emergency paramedics, to reports of unconscious children at… read-more
TAGS: New york woman, 1-year-old baby, arrested, hospital
The US on September 21, said it had been in constant contact with India and Canada amid escalating diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Ottawa over the latter's allegations of the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on… read-more
TAGS: World news, Joe BIden, us administration, India, Nijjar Killing, Canada
