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Almost half of Mosul’s children cut off from clean water as fighting intensifies - UNICEF

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On 15 November, a young girl from Mosul takes water from a tap stand at a UNICEF-supported Temporary Learning Space in Hassan Sham Displacement Camp, Ninewa Governorate.

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Lack of Sleep Takes Big Bite Out of World Economies

More than $411 billion a year lost in U.S. due to lower productivity levels, study finds.

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WHO issues new guidance on HIV self-testing ahead of World AIDS Day

In advance of World AIDS Day, WHO has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis.

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Cancer Advances Demand Continual Funding, Specialists Say

Conference organizers call for worldwide research partnerships.

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Smoking Raises Heart Attack Risk 8-Fold in People Under 50

At all ages, the habit boosted odds for heart trouble, but younger people fared the worst, study found.

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Having Trouble Hearing? Maybe It's Not Your Ears

Part of the problem for seniors might lie in the brain, research suggests.

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First new HIV vaccine efficacy study in seven years has begun

The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in seven years is now testing whether an experimental vaccine regimen safely prevents HIV infection among South African adults. The study, called HVTN 702, involves a new version of the only HIV vaccine candidate ever shown to provide some protection against the virus. HVTN 702 aims to enroll 5,400 men and women, making it the largest and most advanced HIV vaccine clinical trial to take place in South Africa, where more than 1,000 people become infected with HIV every day.

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Mouthguard a Key Defense Against Sports-Related Injuries

More than 600,000 dental accidents send athletes to the ER each year, experts say.

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Martial Arts Can Be Hazardous to Kids

Certain practices put children at risk of serious injury, pediatricians' group warns.

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Never Too Old for a Mammogram?

Researchers find benefits for some women up to the age of 90.

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