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CALIFORNIA: A California jury has awarded $25 million, to a U.S. man who said he developed a chronic lung disease after years of using a butter flavored version of PAM cooking spray. The verdict was returned Feb. 4 in Los

GENEVA: The World Health Organization has granted prequalification to an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2, expanding the pool of quality assured vaccines that can be bought for international immunization programmes and deployed in outbreak settings. WHO said the

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to accept for review Moderna’s application to license its seasonal influenza vaccine candidate mRNA-1010, issuing a refusal-to-file letter that stops the agency’s formal review process at the filing stage. Moderna said

MENA Newswire, ROCKY MOUNT: Health officials in Nash County issued a public alert after a confirmed measles case was linked to a visit to the UNC Health Nash Emergency Department, warning that people who were in the facility during a

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: U.S. regulators have classified a recall affecting more than 80,000 single serve coffee pods made for Keurig brewers after a labeling error raised concerns for consumers who avoid caffeine. The action covers McCafé Premium Roast Decaf Coffee

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reversed the abrupt cancellation of nearly $2 billion in federal grants supporting mental health and substance use services, after a swift backlash from lawmakers, advocates and providers who

MENA Newswire, LOS ANGELES: Epic Systems and several U.S. healthcare providers have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a health information network and related companies improperly accessed and monetized nearly 300,000 patient medical records through national data-sharing systems designed for

MENA Newswire, CHICAGO: A 25-year research effort at Northwestern University has detailed a consistent pattern among a small group of adults in their 80s and beyond who retain memory performance more typical of people decades younger. The team studies “SuperAgers,”

MENA Newswire, TOKYO: Japanese researchers have developed an implanted form of living, engineered skin that visibly glows to signal physiological changes inside the body, marking a significant advance in biointegrated medical monitoring. The work demonstrates that living tissue can function

MENA Newswire, SAN FRANCISCO: Researchers at Stanford University reported new findings that could mark a significant advance in understanding how to restore aging joint tissue and address the underlying damage associated with osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition affecting millions worldwide. The study,