One person dead after ambulance catches fire at Naas General Hospital
September 22, 2016
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One person dead after ambulance catches fire at Naas General Hospital

A patient has died after an ambulance exploded outside an A&E department, sparking a partial…

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative launches new program to cure disease
September 22, 2016
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative launches new program to cure disease

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was first announced in December alongside the birth of the couple’s…

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Allergan pays $50 mln to buy privately-held Akarna Therapeutics
September 22, 2016
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Allergan pays $50 mln to buy privately-held Akarna Therapeutics

Allergan said Tuesday it had agreed to acquire Tobira Therapeutics for up to $1.7 billion,…

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1 dead in Legionnaire’s outbreak in Minnesota
September 22, 2016
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1 dead in Legionnaire’s outbreak in Minnesota

The Legionnaire’s disease outbreak connected to Hopkins has claimed a life, and is now up…

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Despite efforts, hospital antibiotic use remains unchanged, CDC says
September 22, 2016
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Despite efforts, hospital antibiotic use remains unchanged, CDC says

Concerns about the over-prescribing of antibiotics have always been voiced, but the problem still persists,…

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Fears for antibiotic resistance as report reveals hospitals are NOT limiting prescriptions
September 22, 2016
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Fears for antibiotic resistance as report reveals hospitals are NOT limiting prescriptions

Over the 6 years from 2006 to 2012, 55 percent of the patients has received…

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Facebook CEO and wife commit $3 bln to medical research
September 22, 2016
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Facebook CEO and wife commit $3 bln to medical research

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan are making good on a…

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Here’s the new Fed dot plot
September 22, 2016
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Here’s the new Fed dot plot

Signalling slower and fewer rate increases at its policy meeting on Wednesday, the Fed left…

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South Africa says OK to university fee hikes, amid protests
September 22, 2016
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South Africa says OK to university fee hikes, amid protests

Last year’s proposed fee increases were cancelled by the government in the wake of widespread…

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Why Thousands Of Breast Cancer Sufferers Are Denied 43p Drug
September 22, 2016
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Why Thousands Of Breast Cancer Sufferers Are Denied 43p Drug

NHS England said funding decisions on the drug were now made on a local level,…

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