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Bacterial Pathogens Priority List Updated by WHO

May 21, 2024

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem around the world. It happens when bacteria become resistant to medicines, making infections hard to treat. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently changed the Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL). This is an ..

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IFPMA Releases Report on Future Antibiotic Pipeline

May 21, 2024

A new study called “From Resistance to Resilience: Reinforcing the Response to Antimicrobial Resistance” was released by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA). This report, which was released in collaboration with Airfinity, looks ahead to 2033 to ..

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What Is Copernicus EMS Rapid Response Service?

May 21, 2024

The Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other important leaders were in a helicopter that crashed in East Azerbaijan province on May 19, 2024. Search and rescue efforts were made harder by bad weather and darkness, which is why Iran asked ..

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Microplastics Found in Human Testicles, Baffling Scientists

May 21, 2024

Researchers at the University of New Mexico have found microplastics in the testicles of both people and dogs. This is a very important finding. This has brought to light a new way that pollution affects the environment—it can even affect ..

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Ed Dwight, First Black Astronaut Candidate, Finally Reaches Space

May 20, 2024

Ed Dwight, who was America’s first Black astronaut candidate, made a historic trip into space on May 19 with Jeff Bezos’s company, Blue Origin. This event was a big deal because it happened 60 years after he was first suggested ..

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Why UK is considering Changes To the Graduate Route Visa?

May 20, 2024

The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is thinking about making changes to the Graduate Route Visa (GRV) program. GRVs should only be given to the “best and brightest,” according to the proposal. This is meant to cut down on the ..

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Orcas Sinking Boats: Scientists Investigate Unusual Behavior

May 20, 2024

A yacht was sunk by orcas in May 2023, 22.5 kilometers off the coast of Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar. Two crew members were saved in a dramatic escape. This is not the first time something like this has ..

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Africa Launches Lab Network, Cholera Taskforce To Contain Disease

May 20, 2024

In April 2024, health officials from 14 Eastern African countries met in Kenya to start two big public health projects with help from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Two of these projects are RISLNET (the ..

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