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Assiut University hospital saves man’s arm in state-of-the-art replantation surgery
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Assiut University hospital saves man’s arm in state-of-the-art replantation surgery

In a rare medical feat, the microscopic surgery unit at Assiut University hospital has succeeded in reattaching the arm of…
Local industry provides Egypt with 80% of its medicine: Health Minister
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Local industry provides Egypt with 80% of its medicine: Health Minister

Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said on Saturday that the government has succeeded in providing the majority of Egypt’s medicine…
TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease
World

TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug on Thursday, boosting the battle against the world’s…
Hussein Khairy wins Egyptian Doctors Syndicate chair position
Egypt

Hussein Khairy wins Egyptian Doctors Syndicate chair position

The committee supervising the midterm elections for Egypt’s Doctors Syndicate announced that Hussein Khairy has been re-elected the chairman position…
Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton
World

Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton

A French man paralyzed in a night club accident can walk again thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton in what scientists…
In South Africa, newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time
World

In South Africa, newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time

Four years ago, South African fashion designer Innocent Molefe, 38, was diagnosed with tuberculosis. A year ago, it developed into…
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
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Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial

LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever…
US company launches campaign during Africa Cup to eliminate Hepatitis C and B
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US company launches campaign during Africa Cup to eliminate Hepatitis C and B

A US Company manufacturing the Sovaldi medicine, Gilead Sciences, has launched a campaign titled “Together, we can eliminate Hepatitis C…
‘First’ 3D print of heart with human tissue, vessels unveiled
Science

‘First’ 3D print of heart with human tissue, vessels unveiled

Scientists in Israel unveiled a 3D print of a heart with human tissue and vessels on Monday, calling it a…
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
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‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission

A second person is in sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, after ceasing treatment and is likely…
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