WHO data reveals extensive antibiotic overuse during COVID-19 pandemic New evidence from the World Health Organization shows the extensive overuse of antibiotics during COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, which may have exacerbated "silent" spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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WHO and Government of France host high-level meeting to combat meningitis Global leaders highlight the need to defeat meningitis – a leading cause of disability – at a high-level meeting co-hosted by the World Health Organization and Government of France, under the High Patronage of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic.
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Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosts immunity but needs to be updated A major bivalent COVID-19 vaccine induces production of neutralizing antibodies against the coronavirus that circulated at the start of the pandemic as well as subvariants of omicron, albeit less abundantly, according to a Brazilian study reported in the Journal of Medical Virology.
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Public funding for single embryo transfer cuts multifetal pregnancy rates in IVF In the era after the introduction of publicly funded in vitro fertilization (IVF) mandating elective single embryo transfer, the multifetal pregnancy rate decreased significantly for IVF, but the contribution of ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination (OI/IUI) to multifetal pregnancy still needs attention, according to a new study from ICES and Queen's University.
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Maternal grandmothers play crucial role in buffering grandchildren's adversity A study conducted at the University of Turku in Finland shows that investment by maternal grandmothers can improve the well-being of grandchildren who have faced adversities in life.
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