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Nurse gives a red ribbon to a woman to mark World Aids Day at the entrance of Emilio Ribas Hospital, in Sao Paulo

Rising Resistance to HIV Drugs Jeopardises Progress in AIDS Battle

Kate Kelland 21/07/2017

in six out of 11 countries surveyed, researchers found...

File photo of a nurse preparing an H1N1 flu vaccine shot at a hospital in Budapest

New Rotavirus Vaccine Criticised for Increasing, Not Reducing, Diarrhoea

The Wire Staff 20/07/2017

Indian doctors criticise a promising new rotavirus vaccine after...

Trump holds a healthcare meeting with Senate Republicans at the White House in Washington

Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Save Senate Healthcare Overhaul

Steve Holland 20/07/2017

Trump called 49 Republican senators to the White House...

A woman smokes a beedi or local cigarette hand-rolled with tobacco leaf on a roadside in New Delhi

Tobacco Industry Subverting Anti-Smoking Campaigns: WHO

Stephanie Nebehay 20/07/2017

The industry's interests are in "irreconcilable conflict with the...

Children lining up for their one meal per day at a school in Bandarero, Northern Kenya. Credit: OCHA/ Daniel Pfister

Hunger Worsens, Crops Scorch and Livestock Die as East Africa’s Drought Intensifies

IPS World Desk 20/07/2017

“This is the third season in a row that...

robotics

Indians Win Gold at 1st Global Robotics Competition in US

A group of seven Indian students has bagged two...

An undated supplied image from Geoscience Australia shows a computer generated three-dimensional view of the sea floor obtained from mapping data collected during the first phase of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Credit: Reuters/Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)

MH370 Search Data Unveils Fishing Hotspots and Valuable Geological Data

Tom Westbrook and Jonathan Barrett 19/07/2017

The meticulous search of the missing plane in the...