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Study warns AI chatbots can pose risks when used for medical advice

Study warns AI chatbots can pose risks when used for medical advice

Researchers say large language models may give inaccurate diagnoses and miss urgent cases, media reports

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Malawi declares polio outbreak
01.02.2026

Malawi declares polio outbreak

Officials mount campaigns to contain outbreak

Cholera kills 12 in Mozambique within 24 hours, as cases spike in Malawi
31.01.2026

Cholera kills 12 in Mozambique within 24 hours, as cases spike in Malawi

Tete Province has become epicenter of outbreak, with death toll more than doubling in recent days and 87 new cases recorded in 24 hours, according to Directorate of Public Health data

WHO says regional, global risk from Nipah virus in India remains low
31.01.2026

WHO says regional, global risk from Nipah virus in India remains low

2 confirmed cases in West Bengal under hospital care, says UN agency; no additional cases reported

US health secretary says administration cracking down on health care fraud
29.01.2026

US health secretary says administration cracking down on health care fraud

Robert F. Kennedy says government clawing back Medicaid, Medicare fraud funds, while Dr. Oz flags medical fraud in California

Probe launched as expired vaccines given to over 250 in Spain’s Basque Country
29.01.2026

Probe launched as expired vaccines given to over 250 in Spain’s Basque Country

Basque health minister confirms doses administered; no health risks, adverse effects observed in recipients