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Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals
Host body temperature can define a virus’s replicative profile—influenza A viruses (IAVs) adapted to 40° to 42°C in birds are less temperature sensitive in vitro compared with human isolates adapted t...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Geographics and bacterial networks differently shape the acquired and latent global sewage resistomes
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Geographics and bacterial networks differently shape the acquired and latent global sewage resistomes - Nature Communications
Antimicrobial resistance genes that have been mobilized between bacterial species represent a subset of the naturally occurring resistome. Here, the authors compare the abundance, diversity and geogra...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Pensions at a Glance 2025 | OECD
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Pensions at a Glance 2025
The 2025 edition of Pensions at a Glance highlights the pension reforms undertaken by OECD countries over the last two years. It includes a special chapter focusing on pension differences between men ...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Artificial intelligence tools for reducing administrative burden among front-line healthcare providers
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Artificial intelligence tools for reducing administrative burden among front-line healthcare providers
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November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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World Urbanisation Prospects 2025 report - Population division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Availability of essential medicines for non-communicable diseases: a scoping review of challenges and opportunities
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November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Guidance on policy and strategic actions to protect and promote mental health and well-being across government sectors
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November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Join us for our Second Term Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy. Monday 12/1 Jennifer A. Taylor will join us to discuss Violence in the health care and fire service industries. Register at: bit.ly/3KZzl6N
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million
Number of women incarcerated around the world rising at nearly three times the rate of men, with female prisoners often subjected to sexual violence and forced labour
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November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility
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November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Thankful for breakthroughs in gene therapy
An emerging technology, still in its infancy, is starting to produce personalized medical miracles.
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Opinion | Thankful for breakthroughs in gene therapy
An emerging technology, still in its infancy, is starting to produce personalized medical miracles.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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New vapor tool fights #mosquitoes by slowly releasing insecticide in homes.

In @science.org Corine Ngufor discusses spatial repellents- 1st new #malaria control tool in decades recommended by
@who.int, & asks will they work as standalone intervention.

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New vapor tool fights mosquitoes by slowly releasing insecticide in homes. Will it catch on?
World Health Organization supports “spatial repellents” to prevent malaria, but it’s unclear who will pay for them
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November 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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WHO Health Emergencies EPI-WIN Webinar:
Building the future of public health intelligence (PHI): launch of the PHI Competency Framework and Curriculum
13:00 – 14:00 CET (Geneva)
Wednesday, 3 December 2025

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November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Italy breaks EU ranks by classifying femicide as a crime
Italy breaks EU ranks by classifying femicide as a crime
But the classification also reveals how far Italy is from agreeing on a broader approach to gender-based violence
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November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The association between drug shortages and prices across 74 countries
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November 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Urban Fires in Los Angeles: New Lessons, Old Risks, and Paths Forward - Healthy Buildings
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Urban Fires in Los Angeles: New Lessons, Old Risks, and Paths Forward - Healthy Buildings
The Los Angeles wildfires of early January 2025 marked a watershed moment for America’s urban disaster preparedness. In just a few days, wind-driven fires claimed 29 lives, destroyed more than 16,000 ...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Programa en Epidemiología para Gestores de Salud, Basado en Internet - Johns Hopkins - Bloomberg School of Public Health
Inscripciones: Abiertas hasta el 5 de Febrero de 2026.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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2025 World AIDS Day report, Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response, UNAIDS
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November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Public Pools as Public Spaces: The Role of Swimming and Bathing in Cities
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Public Pools as Public Spaces: The Role of Swimming and Bathing in Cities
From ancient Rome to modern-day Paris, public pools have been a center for social life and community gatherings. Learn about their history and significance in urban environments.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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There’s more to cholesterol than simply “good” or “bad”
Standard health tests may miss those at most risk
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There’s more to cholesterol than simply “good” or “bad”
Standard health tests may miss those at most risk
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November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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WHO framework aims to tackle rising resistance to HIV, STI, and hepatitis treatments
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November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Centuries of compounding human influence on Amazonian forests | PNAS
Recent evidence suggests that the ecological footprints of pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples in Amazonia persist in modern forests. Ecological impac...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis
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Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis
The global burden of sepsis increased in 2020 and 2021, reversing progress from 1990. Sepsis incidence and mortality increased in people aged 15 years and older, especially those aged 70 years and old...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Trends and cyclical patterns of dengue disease in Mexico: A 40-year time series analysis
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November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Guiding artificial intelligence in public health and medicine with epidemiology: A lifecycle framework for mitigating AI misalignment
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Guiding artificial intelligence in public health and medicine with epidemiology: A lifecycle framework for mitigating AI misalignment
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds immense promise for public health, yet its potential is undermined by alignment failures where systems act contrary…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM