ATHENS (AA) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has stressed the need for a cease-fire in Gaza to allow children to be vaccinated against poliovirus. “The quick spread of polio threatens all children in Gaza, already weakened by displacement, deprivation & malnourishment,” he stated on X. Urging an immediate three-day cease-fire, indep...
The Biden administration will be relaunching its free at-home COVID-19 test program next month. Starting late September, Americans can order four free tests through the website Covidtests.gov, which will be delivered directly to their homes. This will be the seventh time over three years that free tests will be available. The move follows the ...
Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has announced that if re-elected president, Donald Trump would veto any federal abortion ban, supporting individual states’ rights to decide. The statement comes amid backlash from the Democratic Convention in Chicago last week, which criticized Trump’s role in appointing judges who o...
In the past month, Sudan has seen a spike in cholera cases, with 28 deaths reported, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak, declared on Aug. 12, has resulted in 658 cases across five states, with a notable case-fatality ratio of 4.3%. Kassala region is the hardest hit, recording 473 cases. The current […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s health ministry announced late Sunday that it had received 1.26 million doses of polio vaccine. “A total of 1.26 million doses of the OPV2 polio vaccine have arrived, along with 500 vaccine coolers,” the ministry said in a statement. “Preparations are underway to launch the (vaccine) campaig...
Manuka honey, known for its medicinal properties, is now making headlines for its effect on breast cancer cells. Research from the Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center reveals that the honey derived from the Manuka tree in New Zealand and Australia reduced tumor growth in mice by 84%. Unlike traditional treatments, Manuka honey did ...
US lawmakers are sounding the alarm about American drug companies conducting clinical trials in China’s occupied Eastern Turkistan, which is also known as Xinjiang. The United States already has declared China is committing genocide against the Uyghur population in the region. In a letter addressed to the Food and Drug Administration or FDA, R...
Port Sudan, Sudan – AFP Sudan’s health minister on Saturday declared a cholera epidemic after weeks of heavy rain in the war-torn country, in a video released by his ministry. “We are declaring a cholera epidemic because of the weather conditions and because drinking water has been contaminated,” Haitham Ibrahim said in...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – The UN chief on Friday called for a “polio pause” in Gaza to facilitate a major vaccination campaign. Describing Gaza as being in a “humanitarian freefall,” Antonio Guterres told reporters in a press conference: “Just when it seems the situation could not get worse for Palestinians in...
United Nations, United States AFP Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year — or more — than their grandparents did, says the UN, warning of deadly consequences. As climate change continues to push up temperatures globally, one in five children — some 466 million kids — [&hel...
