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A new vaccine against dengue has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) as over 6 million cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been reported in the Americas so far this year. Dengue is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. It can cause flu-like symptoms and in rare cases lead to death. The vaccine was developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda and contains weakened versions of the four serotypes of dengue virus. The global health agency recommended the vaccine for children aged six to 16 years old in areas where there are high levels of the vi...
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An independent group of experts funded by the US government has suggested that women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) says lowering the age recommendation from 50 to 40 could make a difference as more and more women in their 40s are being diagnosed with breast cancer. According to data from the National Cancer Institute, the rates of breast cancer for women in their 40s have increased by two per cent annually since 2015. “More women in their 40s have been getting breast cancer… so this recommendation will ...
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More than half of 15-year-old teens have tried alcohol at least once and one in four has smoked a cigarette, new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows. Moreover, one in five has smoked an e-cigarette in the past 30 days, according to a survey of nearly 280,000 teenagers, both male and female in Europe, Central Asia and Canada. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study (HBSC) is administered in schools every four years. “The widespread use of harmful substances among children in many countries across the European Region - and beyond - is a serious public health threat,” D...
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Around one in six adolescents has reported being cyberbullied, a “small increase” from 2018, according to a new study. Conducted in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s European regional office, researchers surveyed more than 279,000 young people aged 11, 13, and 15 about bullying across 44 European and Central Asian countries and regions as well as Canada. They found that while overall bullying trends have remained stable, cyberbullying, including sending mean messages, posts, or emails, or sharing videos or photos online without permission, had increased. “The digital wor...
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