World
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10/8/2024 7:41:28 PM
Saudi Arabia's crown prince reassured the cabinet on Tuesday about the health of his ageing father King Salman, who was set to undergo another round of tests for a lung infection.
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World
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Region
10/6/2024 11:13:22 PM
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has a lung infection and was set to undergo medical tests on Sunday night, the Royal Court said in the latest update on the ageing monarch's health.
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World
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International
8/16/2024 1:24:03 PM
Pakistan said Friday it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection outside of Africa involving a new, more dangerous strain of the virus that has killed hundreds in the DR Congo.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/25/2024 5:40:53 PM
Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/27/2024 12:35:12 PM
After surviving Israel's horrific blasts and bombardments, patients in Gaza's few standing hospitals are dying in droves from infections resulting from a lack of protective gear and soap due to obstacles set by Israel to aid delivery.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/18/2024 2:04:49 PM
If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold.
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Life & Style
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Health
6/8/2024 3:56:54 PM
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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World
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Region
5/28/2024 5:11:43 PM
Saudi Arabia's king chaired a virtual cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media said, his first after the royal court announced earlier this month he had a lung infection.
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World
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Region
5/21/2024 6:43:29 PM
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's crown prince provided comforting updates regarding the health of the Gulf kingdom's monarch, who is currently battling a lung infection.
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World
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Region
5/19/2024 11:41:35 PM
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has a lung infection and is undergoing a treatment programme involving antibiotics, the Royal Court said Sunday in the latest update on the ageing monarch's health.
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Life & Style
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Health
4/12/2024 4:53:08 PM
The report said that there are 3,500 deaths per day worldwide from hepatitis infections -- 83 percent from hepatitis B, 17 percent from hepatitis C.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/11/2023 12:17:11 PM
Fistfights break out in bread lines. Residents wait hours for a gallon of brackish water that makes them sick. Scabies, diarrhea, and respiratory infections rip through overcrowded shelters. And some families have to choose who eats.
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Egypt
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Health
8/22/2023 3:09:00 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that it had detected the country’s first two confirmed cases of the new fast-spreading COVID-19 variant EG.5.2, unofficially nicknamed “Eris."
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Arts & Culture
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Music
6/30/2023 12:52:12 PM
Madonna is recovering after falling ill with a "serious bacterial infection" that landed her in an intensive care unit for several days.
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World
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Region
4/29/2023 3:11:16 PM
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday appeared in public for the first time in three days after a stomach infection kept him off the campaign trail before key polls.
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World
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International
4/7/2023 6:21:59 PM
Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed on Friday to survive another stint in hospital, as the 86-year-old media mogul showed signs of improvement following treatment for leukaemia and a lung infection.
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Egypt
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Health
3/31/2023 5:32:28 PM
The incidence rate of tuberculosis in Egypt dropped by nine percent since 2021 - from 11 to 10 cases per 100,000 people, according to recent official figures.
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World
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International
3/30/2023 8:50:25 PM
Pope Francis showed a “marked improvement” Thursday after being given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the coming days, the Vatican and his doctors reported.
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World
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International
3/29/2023 10:08:32 PM
Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.
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Life & Style
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Health
3/11/2023 11:21:18 AM
On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines.
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