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Genetically modified kidney marks major milestone in organ transplantation; The latest health stories from around the world

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A 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced on Thursday. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/first-pig-to-human-kidney-transplant-performed-boston-2024-03-21/  The four-hour surgery, performed on March 16, “marks a major milestone in the quest to provide more readily available organs to patients,” …

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New data reveals Ebola vaccine reduces mortality by half; The latest health stories from around the world

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There’s welcome news in the battle against the Ebola virus, an infectious disease that for years had almost no treatments or remedies.  Outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus flare up in parts of Africa almost every year, and they’re vicious.  The virus kills about half the people it infects. But a new study published in The …

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WHO to revise list of priority pathogens

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to revise its current list of priority pathogens, or those pathogens theoretically capable of causing widespread outbreaks or even leading to a new pandemic-level event.The current list includes COVID-19, Crimean-Cong haemorrhagic fever, Ebola virus disease, Marburg virus disease, Lassa fever, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute …

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Global Ebola vaccine stockpile established

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A global stockpile has been established of the Ebola vaccine in an effort to provide the capacity to rapidly react to incidents of international spread of the disease, as well as curb current outbreaks. The effort was orchestrated by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision, which includes the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, …

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Ebola circulating in Indian bats

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Bats in northeast India may harbour the Ebola virus, according to a study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.  Bats and bat hunters in northeast India carry reactive antibodies to the Ebola and Marburg viruses according to the research, indicating that the filoviruses associated with the disease circulate among the local bat population. This presents …

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