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MENA Newswire News Desk: A nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers has prompted urgent food safety warnings and widespread recalls across 19 U.S. states. The outbreak has sickened 68 individuals, with 18 requiring hospitalization. No fatalities have been reported. The

MENA Newswire News Desk: The Abu Dhabi Department of Health has announced that, effective January 2025, genetic testing will be mandatory for all Emirati citizens undergoing premarital screenings. This measure aligns with the UAE’s national health strategy and the objectives

MENA Newswire News Desk: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a stark warning about emerging global threats, highlighting that the risk of pandemics is growing. A report released today by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), a joint initiative supported

MENA Newswire News Desk: The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) is gearing up to host the sixth World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) Global Meeting, scheduled from November 5 to 7, 2024. This event will bring

MENA Newswire News Desk: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against a “collective amnesia” regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, urging people not to forget the serious threat posed by respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

MENA Newswire News Desk: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cobenfy, a new medication for the treatment of schizophrenia, marking the first major advance in this area in more than three decades. Cobenfy, developed by Bristol Myers

MENA Newswire News Desk: – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), accusing them of inflating insulin prices and increasing costs for millions of diabetes patients. The suit, filed

South Korea’s latest COVID-19 data reveals a significant spike in virus levels within wastewater amid an ongoing summer outbreak, officials reported. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the concentration of COVID-19 detected in sewage treatment facilities

Italy and Korea have heightened their alert levels, while France anticipates sporadic cases as MPox poses a growing threat globally. These nations are stepping up their public health responses amid increasing infections and global concerns about the disease’s spread.

A recent study has raised concerns about the safety of erythritol, a popular zero-calorie sweetener, after findings suggested it could significantly increase the risk of blood clots and cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Stanley Hazen from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute,