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Born in Taixing near Shanghai, China, Jian Zhou's inspiration to become a doctor came from his maternal grandfather, who had ...

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Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to ...

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Each year, World Hepatitis Day reminds the global health community of its collective commitment to eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. Yet, as momentum grows toward ...

Substantial resources directed to development assistance for health1 together with other forms of investments in health have ...

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A 3-hour film about mortality and familial atomisation in modern-day Germany, Dying is, if nothing else, bold ...

Often overlooked as a dimension of the health effects of war, the impacts of conflict on the environment are gaining increasing attention. Rebecca Sers reports.

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