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A spa in the United States was the first to be linked to HIV transmission from cosmetic injections, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report last week. Three people were found to be contaminated from "an undetermined source at the spa" in New Mexico in 2018, resulting in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system. While it cannot be cured, treatment can bring the virus to undetectable levels, making it a manageable condition. How did Germany run low on potentially life-saving HIV medication? The cluster at the s...
Euronews (English)
By Robin MILLARD Genève (AFP) - Il s'agit de protéger efficacement et équitablement le monde de futures pandémies: les négociations de la dernière chance commencent lundi à l'OMS pour trouver un consensus autour d'un projet d'accord sur un texte déjà édulcoré de certains de ses aspects les plus disputés. Après deux années de travaux, les négociateurs ont dû se rendre à l'évidence le mois dernier: il leur faut plus de temps pour tenter de se mettre d'accord sur ce texte historique sur la prévention, la préparation et la réponse aux futures pandémies. Le temps presse, il doit être adopté lors de...
AFP (Français)
35 people have been hospitalized in the Saudi capital Riyadh, with 28 of them in intensive care, following a food poisoning outbreak on Thursday. The Saudi newspaper Arab News reported that the food poisoning cases were caused by the Clostridium botulinum bacteria and started at the local Hamburgini fast-food restaurant chain. “Six cases have fully recovered after receiving appropriate health care, and two have been safely discharged. However, 35 individuals remain hospitalized, with 28 of them in intensive care,” Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammed Abdalali said. The Colstridium botulinum b...
The New Arab
Mexico has made so-called gender conversion therapies a criminal offence after many years of campaigning by activists. The Senate passed a law reform on Friday that provides for two to six years' imprisonment for carrying out practices aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender identity of another person. Those who finance or enforce such treatments are also to be penalized, the Senate announced after the vote. The highest penalties are envisaged if minors are affected by the treatments. If the parents were involved, a judge would decide on the penalties. The term "conversion therapies...
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Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's government on Friday said it was taking more time to consider a ban on menthol cigarettes, amid fears it could alienate Black voters in a tough election year. The Food and Drug Administration began working on a proposal that classifies menthol as a flavor -- and thus lead to its prohibition -- in 2021, and the rule was supposed to have been finalized last year. Health secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement the matter "has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback, including from various e...
AFP
Washington (AFP) - Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has received US approval for a gene therapy against a form of hemophilia, a rare and inherited blood clotting disorder, the company said Friday. Beqvez, which is given as a single intravenous infusion, was shown in a clinical trial of 45 people to be better at preventing bleeding among adults with moderate to severe hemophilia B compared to regular infusions of a protein that promotes clotting, called protein factor IX (FIX). The current standard of care is cumbersome, requiring infusions up to several times per week. "Many people with hemophilia ...
AFP
A senior cardiologist at Berlin's Charité hospital has been sentenced to four years in prison over the death of two patients. The 56-year-old physician was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter by a court in Berlin on Friday after determining that the doctor was responsible for killing the two patients with overdoses of the anaesthetic Propofol. The patients, a 73-year-old man who died in 2021 and a 73-year-old woman who died in 2022, were being treated at the hospital's cardiac intensive care unit. The doctor denied the allegations during the trial and disputed the amount of drugs claime...
DPA International
A senior cardiologist at Berlin's Charité hospital has been sentenced to four years in prison over the death of two patients. The 56-year-old physician was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter by a court in Berlin on Friday after determining that the doctor was responsible for killing the two patients with overdoses of the anaesthetic Propofol. The patients, a 73-year-old man who died in 2021 and a 73-year-old woman who died in 2022, were being treated at the hospital's cardiac intensive care unit. The doctor denied the allegations during the trial and disputed the amount of drugs claime...
DPA
A senior cardiologist at Berlin's Charité hospital has been sentenced to four years in prison over the death of two patients. The 56-year-old physician was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter by a court in Berlin on Friday after determining that the doctor was responsible for killing the two patients with overdoses of the anaesthetic Propofol. The patients, a 73-year-old man who died in 2021 and a 73-year-old woman who died in 2022, were being treated at the hospital's cardiac intensive care unit. The doctor denied the allegations during the trial and disputed the amount of drugs claime...
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Around 40 years ago, Billy Idol released the album that shaped his career. Now the landmark 1980s record "Rebel Yell" is getting an an anniversary edition with tracks never been released before - in part because of Madonna. This week on dpa trends, we've spoken to Billy Idol, the Pet Shop Boys and Bon Jon Jovi about upcoming releases, and have also asked people in Venice how they feel about the city's new entry tax. Coman Hamilton,dpa trends & features \-------------------- TOP STORY: 'You saw it explode': Billy Idol recalls excitement of 'Rebel Yell' Words: 1113 Images: 3 A city becomes a mus...
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