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Coronavirus: New lows for deaths in France, Spain and Italy

A French doctor says tests on samples from patients show the virus was present last year.

Hoa Binh hospital deaths: Dialysis machine water bad

Water used for kidney dialysis in Hoa Binh General Hospital, where eight patients died recently, in one of Viet Nam’s most serious medical incidents, did not meet standards, tests revealed.

India sterilisations: Doctor arrested over operation deaths

 A doctor has been arrested in connection with the deaths of 15 women at two state-run sterilisation camps in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Ebola crisis vastly underestimated, says WHO

The scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be "vastly underestimated", the UN's health agency says, as the death toll from the disease reaches 1,069.

Daily aspirin 'cuts bowel and stomach cancer deaths'

 Taking aspirin every day can reduce the chance of developing or dying from bowel and stomach cancers, a review of all available evidence suggests.

More deaths at nursery schools reported, evoking outrage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese parents have been in a high dudgeon in reaction to a surprisingly high number of reports of deaths of children at nursery schools.

7 mln deaths link to air pollution worldwide in 2012: WHO

 Around seven million people across the world died as a result of air pollution exposure in 2012, according to a report of World Health Organization (WHO) released on Tuesday.