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Dubai is prepared to host the highly-anticipated 2023 PrecisionMed Exhibition & Summit (PMES) on 23-24 May at the Dubai World Trade Centre. PMES 2023, regarded as the pre-eminent event for advancements in precision medicine in the Middle East, brings together

A peer-reviewed study released on Monday reveals that an oral weight loss drug developed by Pfizer demonstrates similar efficacy and faster results compared to Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic injection. The phase two clinical trial included 411 adults with Type 2 diabetes

At a meeting in Tanzania, 12 African countries pledged to end AIDS in children by 2030. The first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children marked an invaluable step in ensuring that all boys and girls

A federal prosecutor has accused three nursing schools in Florida of selling more than 7,600 fake diplomas. According to the Department of Justice, individuals who purchased the fake degrees and transcripts were able to sit for the national nursing board

World Health Organization (WHO) officials recommended that countries consider recommending masks for passengers on long-haul flights given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States. WHO and Europe officials said at a press briefing

With the beginning of the fourth year of the Coronavirus pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), expressed his optimism for the end of the pandemic in 2023. During a press conference held today at WHO’s

According to a new report by Airfinity, the number of deaths from COVID infections in China has doubled as infections soar. There will be 584,000 COVID deaths in China by January 23, according to the report. As reported by an

In Korea, a man died after being diagnosed with Naegleria fowleri, also known as a brain-eating amoeba. Naegleria fowleri has made headlines before. This summer, the death of a child in Nebraska in the US reintroduced Naegleria fowleri, a rare

COVID-19 negative test reports will be required for passengers arriving from countries with a high number of cases, India’s health minister said. “We will identify the countries with the highest caseload in the next week,” Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.

China’s top health officials estimate that almost 250 million people caught COVID-19 in the first 20 days of December, Bloomberg News and the Financial Times reported. It represents the largest COVID-19 outbreak to date, affecting roughly 18% of China’s 1.4