A revolutionary new gene therapy in a clinical trial led by Chinese and American researchers offers new hope for those born with a rare genetic mutation.
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A man infected with H5N2 bird flu, the first confirmed human infection with the strain, died from multiple factors, the WHO said on Friday, adding that investigations were ongoing.
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The United Nations called on companies to set targets to improve the sexual and reproductive health of women employees, saying it could help increase productivity and reduce departures.
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Sahar Abdallah talks about her contribution to help children heal and connect with who they are and learn about issues that matter for the nation.
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Countries approved a hard-fought resolution urging WHO action on towering health needs in war-ravaged Gaza, after Israel insisted on an amendment requiring the text to also mention captives held in the Palestinian territory.
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New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women.
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A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed — for now — to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
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More than 190 nations agreed on a new treaty to combat so-called biopiracy and regulate patents stemming from genetic resources such as medicinal plants, particularly ones whose uses owe a debt to traditional knowledge.
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Egyptian physician Ayman Youssef has published a paper highlighting the concept of spirituality and its physiological impacts on individuals suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Fibromyalgia in Egypt, to mark the International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases on 12 May.
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A global agreement on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, which is still in negotiation, would not encroach on state sovereignty, the World Health Organization insisted.
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Professor Franz Schaefer President of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) spoke to Ahram Online about the future of genetic therapies and why is it important that Egypt invests in genomic studies.
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Medical entities from over 100 countries operating in the health and pharmaceutical sector are to participate in “Africa Health ExCon 2024”.
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The first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the procedure, the US hospital that carried it out said.
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Dr. Nima Abed, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Egypt, praised Egypt for its extraordinary achievement in eliminating hepatitis C, calling it an exceptional milestone in a recent episode of the United Nations in Egypt podcast.
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For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene.
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An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild.
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The EU's drug watchdog urged that anti-Covid jabs be updated before another round of vaccinations to counter a new variant of the virus, which is still claiming thousands of lives.
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Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people.
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Countries returned to the negotiating table for one last push on concluding a pandemic agreement, now in slimmed-down form with some of the thorniest aspects stripped out and shelved.
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Studies showed that it can delay the progression of the disease by a few months when given to people with mild symptoms. Some experts say the delay may be too subtle for patients to notice.
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