Health

BioNTech to buy Chinese biotech firm to boost oncology strategy

BioNTech to buy Chinese biotech firm to boost oncology strategy

German drugmaker to use state-of-art antibody in tandem with advanced therapies to more effectively fight cancer, detect tumor cells in patients

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Doctors Without Borders Denmark urges gov’t to allow treatment of wounded from Gaza
06.11.2024

Doctors Without Borders Denmark urges gov’t to allow treatment of wounded from Gaza

‘This is a matter of life and death,’ says head of Doctors Without Borders Denmark

WHO identifies 17 pathogens urgently needing new vaccines
05.11.2024

WHO identifies 17 pathogens urgently needing new vaccines

HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis continue to top list as major global threats, says WHO official, adding that study also seeks more attention to pathogens such as Group A streptococcus, Klebsiella pneumoniae

Hospital in northern Gaza operates with limited capabilities, single surgeon
02.11.2024

Hospital in northern Gaza operates with limited capabilities, single surgeon

Doctor urges opening 'safe corridors to transfer injured cases that can't be treated in hospitals in northern Gaza to others in Gaza City’

Children with 'single gunshot wounds to the head': US surgeon recounts harrowing experience in Gaza
01.11.2024

Children with 'single gunshot wounds to the head': US surgeon recounts harrowing experience in Gaza

'The one thing that I've talked about a lot since I got back was the shooting of children, the widespread shooting of children,' Dr. Feroze Sidhwa tells Anadolu

WHO chief says polio vaccination in northern Gaza resumes on Saturday
01.11.2024

WHO chief says polio vaccination in northern Gaza resumes on Saturday

Vaccination was postponed due to 'intense bombardment, mass evacuation orders, and lack of access or assurance of humanitarian pauses,' last week, says Tedros