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MVA-BN Vaccinee (or Imvanex): The First Mpox Vaccine to be prequalified by WHO 

The mpox vaccine MVA-BN Vaccine (i.e., Modified Vaccinia Ankara vaccine manufactured by Bavarian Nordic A/S) has become the first Mpox vaccine to be added...

Minoxidil for Male Pattern Baldness: Lower Concentrations More Effective?

A trial comparing placebo, 5% and 10% minoxidil solution on the scalps of men experiencing male pattern baldness surprisingly found that the efficacy of...

Sugars and Artificial Sweeteners Harmful in the Same Manner

Recent studies have shown that artificial sweeteners need to be approached with caution and they may not be good and can cause conditions like...

Type 2 Diabetes: Automated Insulin Dosing Device approved by FDA

FDA has approved the first device for automated insulin dosing for Type 2 Diabetes condition.   This follows expansion of indication of Insulet SmartAdjust technology...

Does Regular Use of Multivitamins (MV) by Healthy Individuals Improve Health?  

A large-scale study with lengthy follow ups has found that daily use of multivitamins by healthy individuals is NOT associated with health improvement or a...

Airborne Transmission redefined by WHO  

Spread of pathogens through the air has been described variously by different stakeholders for long. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the terms ‘airborne’, ‘airborne transmission’...

SARAH: WHO’s first generative AI-based Tool for Health Promotion  

In order to harness generative AI for public health, WHO has launched SARAH (Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health), a digital health promoter to...

50% of type 2 diabetics in 16 to 44 years age group in England undiagnosed 

Analysis of Health Survey for England 2013 to 2019 has revealed that an estimated 7% of adults showed evidence of type 2 diabetes, and...

275 million New Genetic Variants Discovered 

Researchers have discovered 275 million new genetic variants from data shared by 250,000 participants of All of us Research Programme of NIH. This vast...

The MOP3 session to combat illicit Tobacco trade concludes with Panama Declaration

Third session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) held in Panama City to combat illicit tobacco trade concludes with Panama Declaration that calls...

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): WHO issues new Guidance on governance of LMMs

WHO has issued new guidance on the ethics and governance of large multi-modal models (LMMs) for its appropriate use to promote and protect the...

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