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AMID rising prices and shortages of agricultural products due to what he called nefarious acts, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. certified as urgent the proposed measure imposing severe penalties on the crimes of agricultural economic sabotage.

Objective To report the efficacy, safety, and exploratory immunogenicity findings of two 5 µg doses of the BIV1-CovIran vaccine. Design Randomised, placebo controlled, double blind, multicentre, phase 3 clinical trial. Setting In six cities of Iran, including Bushehr, Isfahan, Karaj, Mashhad, Shiraz, and Tehran. The first vaccine or placebo injection of the first participant was on 16 May 2021 in Tehran. The last vaccine or placebo injection of the last participant occurred on 15 July 2021 in I...

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Objective To estimate the associations between gestational weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in low and middle income countries. Design Individual participant data meta-analysis. Setting Prospective pregnancy studies from 24 low and middle income countries. Main outcome measures Nine neonatal outcomes related to timing (preterm birth) and anthropometry (weight, length, and head circumference) at birth, stillbirths, and neonatal death. Analysis methods A systematic search w...

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The first major book on the intersection between Buddhist teachings and international humanitarian law (IHL) has been published today as a joint initiative by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and leading Buddhist scholars and practitioners.

Objective To explore attendance at organised mammographic screening among immigrant groups that received an invitation letter and information leaflet (invitation) in their language of origin and Norwegian compared with Norwegian only. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Population based screening programme for breast cancer in Norway (BreastScreen Norway), which invites women aged 50-69 to two-view mammographic screening biennially. Participants All women invited to BreastScreen Norway i...

The term ‘agathokakological’ aptly captures the dual nature of GH practice that practitioners are grappling with, which is inherently a blend of good and bad.

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KEY POINTS A 39-year-old woman presented to the emergency department 3 times over 6 weeks with abdominal pain, constipation, nausea and vomiting. She had a medical history of hypothyroidism and infertility, and was taking levothyroxine, follitropin alfa injections and folic acid. She lived in a