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Aid organization Doctors Without Borders has suspended work at the so-called Indonesian Hospital in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah as Israel's offensive gathers pace. The 22 remaining patients have been transferred to other facilities as their safety could no longer be guaranteed, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Doctors Without Borders outlined the struggles it has faced since the war in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas began in October. "We have had to leave 12 different health structures and have endured 26 violent incidents, which include airstrikes damaging hospitals, tanks...
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Social media apps like TikTok should be used to help teenagers avoid becoming obese, researchers have suggested. Academics called for “no time to be lost” in harnessing the popularity of the platforms to spread scientific information about nutrition to young people. The study, which is being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice, was led by Dr Antonella Franceschelli, of Unicamillus International Medical University in Rome. "The growing obesity epidemic, particularly among young people, represents a global challenge that requires innovative approaches. Over 90% of teenagers h...
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Google DeepMind has announced a new type of AI model for medical research that can predict the structure and interactions of all molecules in life. The so-called "AlphaFold 3" AI model goes beyond the calculation of proteins, explained DeepMind, a subsidiary of the Google holding company Alphabet, and provides particularly accurate predictions for the interactions of proteins with other biomolecules in human cells. The London-based DeepMind subsidiary Isomorphic Labs, which specialises in the use of artificial intelligence in drug research, also played a key role in the development of the AI m...
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Nyoman Warta laboriously carries seawater in two simple containers to the beach of Kusamba, a coastal village located on the island of Bali, in Indonesia. As is the tradition, he balances them on a pole that rests heavily across his shoulders and then pours the contents with deliberate care into the dark sand. As the head of the family, Warta enthusiastically runs the small traditional business and proudly shows interested tourists how salt is produced. His grandmother was involved in the salt business here, in the Klungkung province. The region lies roughly halfway between the popular holiday...
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Here's a good problem to have: Let's say the barbecue you'd planned fell through and you've got a couple of crates of beer on your hands that now will take nearly forever to drink. How long will it keep? The short answer is: longer than you may think. Although beer, in contrast to wine or spirits, is one of the few alcoholic beverages requiring a best-before date on the bottle or can, you don't have to pour it down the drain as soon as it's expired, says Daniele Krehl, a nutrition expert for the consumer advice centre in Bavaria, Germany. "The best-before date is simply the brewer's guarantee ...
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A senior cardiologist at Berlin's Charité hospital has been sentenced to four years in prison over the death of two patients. The 56-year-old physician was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter by a court in Berlin on Friday after determining that the doctor was responsible for killing the two patients with overdoses of the anaesthetic Propofol. The patients, a 73-year-old man who died in 2021 and a 73-year-old woman who died in 2022, were being treated at the hospital's cardiac intensive care unit. The doctor denied the allegations during the trial and disputed the amount of drugs claime...
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Several thousand people gathered on Saturday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to celebrate the first day of action for Germany's new legal cannabis law. Around 4,000 participants gathered to smoke the formerly illegal substance for a "Smoke-In," according to the Berlin police. Artists played music on a stage in front of the gate and there were rallies. The long-time juvenile court judge and cannabis activist Andreas Müller greeted the crowd with: "Dear no longer criminalized cannabis users." It was a great day, he said, adding that Germany had taken the right path with legalization a...
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The partial legalization of cannabis for personal use, which was championed by the centre-left government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, took effect in Germany on Monday. The Bundesrat, or upper house of parliament, let the long-debated bill pass last month after it was approved by the lower house, the Bundestag. Shortly after midnight, several hundred people gathered in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate and lit up joints to celebrate the new law. "We can finally show ourselves, we don't have to hide any more," Henry Plottke, a member of the German Cannabis Association (DHV), told dpa before the ...
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The partial legalization of cannabis for personal use, which was championed by the centre-left government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, takes effect in Germany on Monday. The Bundesrat or upper house let the long-debated bill pass last month after it was approved by the lower house, the Bundestag. The landmark legislation allows for adult possession of up to 25 grams of cannabis for personal use in public. Three live cannabis plants will be legal in one's own home and up to 50 grams of cannabis for personal use there. Smoking weed in public spaces is to be banned in schools, sports facilities and...
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A crowd of happy people lit up joints in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate just after midnight, to celebrate the beginning of Germany's new law to decriminalize cannabis. Several hundred people gathered in an exuberant mood, some dancing to reggae music, a reporter from dpa witnessed at the scene. A metre-high cannabis leaf adorned a stage in front of the Berlin landmark, and cigarette lighters were held at the ready, waiting for the clock to tick over midnight. Shortly afterwards, a strong smell of cannabis wafted across the square. "We can finally show ourselves, we don't have to hide any m...
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