FDA approved lung cancer drug created by Mirati to cost $19,750 for 180 tablets
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Mirati Therapeutics Inc’s lung cancer drug Adagrasib, according to the company, sending shares of the company up...
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Africa prepares for the next crisis as COVID-19 becomes routine
African countries are strengthening their health systems to prepare for the next health crisis based on the experience of fighting COVID-19, WHO’s Africa director said....
WHO Universal Health Coverage Partnership receives EU contribution of €125 million
A decade-long collaboration between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission will be strengthened to accelerate universal health coverage. As part of the...
City testing cuts lead to COVID numbers rising in China
After authorities announced measures last week aimed at easing the impact of the country’s heavy Coronavirus curbs, COVID cases in China rose further, including in...
Bird flu outbreak reported on a small farm in South Africa
An outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu has been reported on a farm in the eastern part of South Africa, the Paris-based World Organization...
Chinese capital closes parks due to 10,000 new COVID-19 cases
Beijing closed city parks and imposed other restrictions Friday amid a new wave of COVID-19 cases, even as millions of people in the west and...
Global COVID-19 deaths have dropped by 90 percent since February
Globally, COVID-19 deaths dropped nearly 90% from nine months ago, but the World Health Organization chief urged vigilance against the pandemic as variants continue to...
COVID outbreak escalating in Guangzhou, China, as more lockdowns loom
Guangzhou saw its most severe flare-up ever as COVID-19 cases escalated, official data show, as the global manufacturing hub tested its ability to avoid a...
COVID-19 count reaches six-month high in China
The number of new COVID-19 infections in China has reached its highest level in six months a day after health officials announced that they would...
WHO reports that tuberculosis cases are on the rise for the first time in years
According to a report released Thursday by the World Health Organization, the global number of tuberculosis cases has risen for the first time in years....