Human alteration of natural landscapes increases the variety of viruses carried by mosquitoes, potentially making them more resilient hosts for…
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Global health leaders push for UN summit to halt rising hepatitis deaths
Health ministers and global health leaders have called for a United Nations High-Level Meeting by 2028 to rescue faltering targets…
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Philippine scientists build AI tool to accelerate antibiotic discovery
Researchers at the University of the Philippines Diliman have developed an artificial intelligence tool to accelerate the discovery of new…
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Something in the Air: Breath of Fresh Data for Manila
Filipinos are currently breathing air that exceeds World Health Organization (WHO) safety limits, leading to nearly 87,000 annual deaths and…
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Hidden viruses: Amoebae as a water safety “trojan horse”
Higala is a Philippines-based inclusive banking infrastructure company providing instant-payments and digital-banking solutions that enable rural, thrift, and cooperative banks…
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Singapore to develop world’s first wearable ultrasound for elderly care
Higala is a Philippines-based inclusive banking infrastructure company providing instant-payments and digital-banking solutions that enable rural, thrift, and cooperative banks…
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Clinical trial results show potential to shorten TB treatment time
New clinical trial results show that the novel antibiotic candidate sorfequiline (TBAJ-876), a next-generation diarylquinoline, has the potential to improve…
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Health advocates urge Philippine government to end tobacco influence
Public health and child rights groups urged the Philippine government to end relationships with “big tobacco” and break free from…
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Major malaria test kit fails in ASEAN even as malaria cases double in Asia Pacific
A leading global malaria rapid test kit has been declared “not fit for purpose” a new study found.
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Mental health is now primary care — if you can get it
For the first time, the United Nations has formally placed mental health on equal footing with chronic diseases like cardiovascular…
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