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Early results of a study on an Alzheimer’s drug show promise
The shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer's disease surged Wednesday after Japan's Eisai Co.…
Medical costs in Japan in FY 2021 reached a record 44.2 trillion yen
Health ministry figures show that the estimated costs of medical services in Japan in fiscal year 2021 rose 4.6…
COVID booster tweaked by Pfizer-BioNTech cleared by EU regulators
As countries try to bolster their immunization programs ahead of the winter, the European Medicines Agency has…
Vegetables and fruits reduce death risk nearly 10 percent – Japanese…
There is evidence that regular consumption of sufficient amounts of vegetables and fruits rich in dietary fiber and…
$1.5 billion WHO campaign aims to prevent bacterial meningitis in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced it will launch a $1.5 billion campaign to eliminate outbreaks of…
Pandemic not over even though COVID-19 cases drop – WHO
Globally, there were about 12 percent fewer cases of COVID-19 last week, according to the latest report from the…
More Bavarian monkeypox vaccine doses secured by EU
The European Union said on Wednesday it had secured an additional 170,920 doses of the monkeypox vaccine developed…
CDC recommends booster shots for COVID-19 strains
In a positive move, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently endorsed updated COVID-19. This…