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Is this medicine harmful during pregnancy? Trump links it to autism

United States President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that the use of acetaminophen (commonly known as Tylenol) during pregnancy could be "associated with a very increased risk of autism," a......

Trio shares Nobel Prize in medicine for findings in immune system

Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance -or in lay terms they......

US asks citizens to avoid India travel amid Covid surge

United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. In a statement, the CDC said:......

Delta variant 'greatest threat' to US Covid response: Dr Fauci

The highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus is the "greatest threat" to America's attempt to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci has......

US regulators recommend pause on J&J vaccine over rare blood clots

The United States’ Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration have recommended a "pause" in the use of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine "out of an......

'Killer' tobacco companies that are making billions

The World Health Organisation estimates that tobacco caused 5.4 million deaths in 2004 and 100 million deaths over the course of the 20th century. Similarly, the United States Centers for Disease......

US waives in-person interviews for H-1B visas

Amid growing concerns of surging COVID-19 cases, the US has announced that it will waive the in-person interview requirement for a range of visa applicants during the entire year in 2022, including......

Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells over vaccine

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic had been automatically listed in the draw for the tournament but said he knew it was unlikely that he would be able to gain entry into the United States. Photograph: Francois......

US journalist died of aneurysm at World Cup

IMAGE: Grant Wahl wrote early last week that he had visited a hospital while in Qatar and that health officials told him he likely had bronchitis. His body was flown back on Monday to the United......

'Coronavirus is a threat to young people too'

'You need to protect yourself because you are not completely exempt from serious illness.' IMAGE: Some young and healthy people in the United States who have contracted the new coronavirus are......

Will Djokovic be allowed to enter US for Indian Wells?

IMAGE: Novak Djokovic has refused to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine and previously said he was prepared to miss tournaments as a consequence. Photograph: Martin Dokoupil/Getty Images Indian Wells......

How US is planning to deal with Zika threat ahead of Rio Olympics

IMAGE: A city worker fumigates in an effort to eradicate the mosquitos which transmit the Zika virus in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images The United States......