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Ghana collects half the blood it needs-digital approaches can improve that

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By Michael Stern Head, Honghui Shen, Markus Brede, Sadie Harley
| Medical Xpress Verified
Distribution of reported trust in blood-donation requests by source. Diverging stacked bars illustrate the proportion of respondents selecting each trust level, ranging from strongly distrust to strongly trust, across seven potential request sources. The data is drawn from the research team’s national survey in Ghana, with responses collected up to November 26. It is late, the ward is crowded, and the clock is moving faster than everyone would like.
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Europe faces worst measles outbreak since 1997: New data

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By Michael Stern Head
| Medical Xpress Verified
Europe has had the highest number of measles cases since 1997, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). There were 127,350 cases in 2024—about double the number from 2023. "Measles is back, and it's a wake-up call," says Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe. "Without high vaccination rates, there is no health security." Last year, there were 38 deaths from measles.
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AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine withdrawn-it was a victim of misinformation right to the end, researcher says

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By Michael Stern Head
| Medical Xpress Verified
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was a critical part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. However, on May 7, 2024, the European Commission announced the vaccine is no longer authorized for use. This EU announcement was preceded by an application from AstraZeneca on March 27, 2024, to withdraw the EU marketing authorization. This development has been covered in various media outlets as primarily related to the known "adverse events," namely a very small risk of blood clots.
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