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‘Leap forward’ in tailored cancer medicine
People with untreatable cancers have had their immune system redesigned to attack their own tumours.The experimental study involved only 16 patients, but has been...
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In patients: Cancer killing virus shows promise
Early human trials of a novel cancer therapy that employs a common virus to infect and eradicate cancerous cells have shown great promise, according...
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‘You do not want this’ virus: California man with monkeypox urges others to get vaccinated
Matt Ford edits videos for a living, so it wasn't a stretch for him to put one together for TikTok. But his latest post...
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WHO Looks Into Reports of Monkeypox Virus in Semen
The World Health Organisation is looking into reports that the monkeypox virus is present in the semen of patients, exploring the possibility that the...
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Coronavirus: Mass masked wedding in the Philippines
An annual mass wedding ceremony in the Philippines saw face masks and health checks included in the proceedings this year.The precautions have been brought...
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Surgeon who harmed Scots is now working in Libya
A top surgeon who harmed patients in Scotland for years and can no longer work in the UK is operating again.The BBC has discovered...
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Coronavirus: A Cameroon student on how he recovered
When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of...
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Coronavirus: Beijing orders 14-day quarantine for returnees
Beijing has ordered everyone returning to the city to go into quarantine for 14 days or risk punishment in the latest attempt to contain...
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Coronavirus: No change in outbreak despite China spike, WHO says
Coronavirus cases are not rising dramatically outside China despite a spike in Hubei province, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.The only exception was on...
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Lassa fever kills 1,047 Nigerians
A total of 1,047 Nigerians have died of Lassa fever since the first reported case in 1969, the Nigerian Academy of Science, NAS, has...