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World Health Organization · MarburgMarburg virus disease is caused by a filovirus, which is the family to which Ebola viruses belong. Symptoms of infection of Marburg and Ebola are similar, and like the latter, Marburg has a high case fatality rate. Marburg outbreaks are typically smaller than Ebola outbreaks, with the largest on record encompassing 252 cases.
Marburg cases rise to thirteen in Equatorial Guinea - health ministry
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Joe Biden · WashingtonThe federal government on Wednesday announced a new initiative aimed at overhauling the United States’ organ transplant system, which is belabored by long wait times for life-saving procedures.
US government announces plan to overhaul organ transplant system
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Hospitals · DodomaTanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg, a high-fatality viral hemorrhagic fever with symptoms broadly similar to those of Ebola, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease
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Europe · LondonProgestogen-only contraceptive use is associated with a slight increase in breast cancer risk. The odds ratios for breast cancer were increased significantly if the last hormonal contraceptive prescription was for oral, injected, implanted or IUDs. The 15-year absolute excess risk associated with five years of oral combined or progestogen- only contraceptives in high-income countries was estimated at eight and 265.
Using any type of hormonal contraceptive could increase the risk of women getting breast cancer, new study suggests
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Europe · LondonSome of the world’s leading makers of flu vaccines say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months if a new strain of avian influenza ever jumps across the species divide.
Vaccine-makers prep bird flu shot for humans 'just in case'
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Business · New YorkSanofi will cap the out-of-pocket cost of its most popular insulin, called Lantus, at $35 per month for people with private insurance, the French drugmaker said Thursday. The change will take effect Jan. 1, 2024.
Sanofi announces insulin price cap after actions by Ely Lilly and Novo Nordisk
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CDC · New YorkDeaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests.
US pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after COVID spike
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Abortion · AmarilloA judge appointed by former President Donald Trump heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that aims to ban an abortion medication that women in the U.S. have used widely for over two decades. During the four-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk appeared sympathetic to arguments from the lawyers for a coalition of anti-abortion groups called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Their goal in filing the suit was to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the pills used to terminate pregnancies, which account for more than half of abortions in the U.S.
Judge appears sympathetic to abortion pill challenge in consequential Texas hearing
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