People hold a candle and a red ribbon during an event to raise public’s awareness of AIDS at the University of South China in Hengyang, Central China\’s Hunan Province, on November 29, 2023, two days b
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Feature: After 20 years, Iraqis still suffer from impact of U.S. use of banned weapons
BAGHDAD, March 19 (Xinhua) — Twenty years after the U.S. military offensive in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, locals are still suffering from the lasting impacts of the use of internationally banned wea
Overdose deaths increase in U.S. pregnant, postpartum women
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — Overdose deaths increased in American pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
Among those aged 35
3 mln more doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Myanmar
YANGON, June 8 (Xinhua) — Three million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines provided by China arrived in Myanmar\’s Yangon on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar.
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Death rates among U.S. children rise to highest level in nearly 15 years: report
NEW YORK, May 18 (Xinhua) — In an alarming reversal, death rates among children in the United States have risen to the highest level in nearly 15 years, particularly driven by homicides, drug overdos
New study finds over 1.6 mln excess deaths among Black Americans over 2 decades
LOS ANGELES, May 18 (Xinhua) — The black population in the United States has experienced more than 1.63 million excess deaths and more than 80 million excess years of life lost, when compared with th
U.S. needs to address cancer health equity to reduce mortality by 50 pct in 25 years: study
LOS ANGELES, April 17 (Xinhua) — The Untied States needs to address cancer health equity and increase access to interventions preventing common causes of cancer death, in order to reach the national
U.S. maternal mortality more than 10 times higher than in Australia: The Guardian
LONDON, March 22 (Xinhua) — The United States is in a maternal health crisis, an opinion piece carried by The Guardian has said, citing new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P
Commentary: Anti-epidemic miracle highlights CPC\’s governance capacity
BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — After more than three years of extraordinary journey in its fight against COVID-19, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has once again demonstrated its remarkable ability t
Chinese scientists discover mechanism affecting progression of pancreatic cancer
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have discovered a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) mechanism that affects the progression of pancreatic cancer, providing new perspectives for basic pancrea