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Vietnam confirms 1st death of COVID-19 patient

Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday that a 70-year-old Vietnamese man died of COVID-19, which is the country's first death from the disease, the Vietnam N

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China develops COVID-19 detection kit that delivers results in 15 min

Test results of a patient's blood with the new detection kit for COVID-19. /CCTV Photo

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Robot performs double surgery on cancer patient in rare procedure

Acancerpatientisrecoveringafterbeingoperatedonintwoplacesatthesametimebyarobotduringarareprocedure.ChristineLockton,63,hadahysterectomyandpartofhercolonremoveds

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SW China reports H7N9 case

SouthwestChina'sYunnanProvincereportedahumaninfectionoftheH7N9birdfluvirus,localhealthauthoritiessaidMonday.Thepatient,a64-year-oldmalefromKunming,wasconfirmeda

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First cancer gene therapy gets US go-ahead

USregulatorsonWednesdayapprovedthefirstgenetherapyagainstcancer--atreatmentthatusesapatient'sownimmunecellstofightleukemia--openinganewerainthefightagainstoneof

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Apple aims to get an iPad in the hands of every hospital patient

Applehasmadegreatstridesinhealthinthelastfewyearsandifitgetsitsway,therewillbeaniPadinthehandsofeveryhospitalpatient.It’salreadystartedwithasmatteringofhospital

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Doctors using Snapchat to send patient scans to each other, panel finds

DoctorsareusingSnapchattosendpatientscanstoeachother,apanelofhealthandtechexpertshasfound,concludingthe“digitalrevolutionhaslargelybypassedtheNHS”.Cliniciansuse

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World's first '4D'-printed breast constructed by Chinese hospital

AChinesehospitalannouncedonTuesdaythatdoctorshaverecreatedabreastforacancerpatientusing"4D"printing.ThesurgerywasperformedonAugust8,2016,andtheprintedbreasthasg

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Medical staff opens 8,000 medicine bottles by hand to save patient

MedicalstaffatahospitalinShantou,SouthChina'sGuangdongprovince,opened8,000bottlesofatropinebyhandinonenighttosaveaseverelypoisonedperson,ChinaCentralTelevisionr

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Robot surgeon reduces HIV-infection risk in Beijing

HIVispassedonthroughbodilyfluidslikeblood,whichcanmakeitdangerousforsurgeonstocarryoutoperationsoninfectedpatients.Tocopewiththisdifficulty,TheGeneralHospitalof

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Cancer support counselor helps patients find purpose

​As a cancer support counselor, Yuichi Shinada listens to cancer patients’ concerns and suffering, and works with them to think of solutions at Tokyo Medical University Hospital in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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Vietnam reports first cases of Zika virus infection

The Ministry of Health of Vietnam on Tuesday reported the country's first two cases of infecting Zika virus in southern Khanh Hoa province and Ho Chi Minh City, said local media.

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China confirms second imported Zika case

China confirmed a second imported Zika case Monday, six days after the first was detected, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said.

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Suspected MERS patient transported to Bratislava Hospital

​A patient suspected of having Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been transported from Zilina to a specialised facility at Bratislava University Hospital, confirmed Slovak Health Ministry spokesperson Peter Bubla on Saturday.

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MERS deaths in S. Korea rise to 16 with total infections at 150

​Deaths from infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) increased to 16 in South Korea as two more deaths were reported Monday, while the MERS infection rose to 150 with five new cases, the health ministry said.

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MERS infections in S. Korea rise to 126 with 4 more cases

​The number of South Koreans infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) increased to 126 on Friday as four more cases were added, the health ministry said.

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MERS infections in S.Korea keep rising to 35 in two weeks

​The number of South Koreans diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) kept rising to 35 Thursday since the first patient was tested positive on May 20, the health ministry said.