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What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution
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What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution

The BBC’s Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.

Source: BBC News
Inside India's forest villages, where a dangerous mix of crises led to 32 child deaths
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Inside India's forest villages, where a dangerous mix of crises led to 32 child deaths

At least 32 children have died in India's Balaghat district since May amid outbreaks of measles and malaria.

Source: BBC News
Dengue, viral fever outbreak, allege GNLU students, boycott classes
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Dengue, viral fever outbreak, allege GNLU students, boycott classes

Source: The Indian Express
Tech Now
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Tech Now

Shiona McCallum meets mums and hospital staff trialling a new assisted birth innovation.

Source: BBC News
Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victims
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Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victims

The cost of administration and medical checks has now topped £83m, according to new figures.

Source: BBC News
'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work
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'Tirana teeth': Albania hopes to be the new Turkey for dental work

The Balkan nation is aiming to become a new centre for medical tourism.

Source: BBC News
Starting uni? What to know about the free NHS meningitis B jab in England
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Starting uni? What to know about the free NHS meningitis B jab in England

It follows the UK's largest and fastest growing meningitis B outbreak to date in Kent earlier this year.

Source: BBC News
UK wasted £10bn on PPE that left NHS staff poorly protected, Covid inquiry finds
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UK wasted £10bn on PPE that left NHS staff poorly protected, Covid inquiry finds

Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.

Source: BBC News
UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks
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UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks

The UK medicines regulator has given approval for an experimental vaccine to be tested on healthy adults.

Source: BBC News
Doctors vote to take strike action in row over pay
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Doctors vote to take strike action in row over pay

The British Medical Association is in dispute with Manx Care over "pay erosion since 2008".

Source: BBC News
Cadila to apply for clinical trials for swine flu vaccine
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Cadila to apply for clinical trials for swine flu vaccine

Cadila Pharmaceutical will seek the govt's nod in two days for initiating clinical trials for a vaccine against swine flu.

Source: The Times of India
Homeopathy can cure swine flu, claims practitioner
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Homeopathy can cure swine flu, claims practitioner

At a time the country is grappling with H1N1 virus and Tamiflu tablet is belived to be the only solution, a well-known medical practitioner today claimed that people can have a cost-effective treatment in homeopathy for swine flu.

Source: The Times of India