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Wexford woman with Motor Neurone Disease to host charity walk
Catriona Dixon, a former Special Olympics coach from Gorey was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in December 2023 and decided to host the event after coming to terms with her MND diagnosis. Catriona Dixon was diagnosed with Motor Neurone...
Walk to End Alzheimer’s event held in New Bern
NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) - The Eastern North Carolina chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association held its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s event in New Bern. Over 300 people attended and honored those impacted by Alzheimer’s with a promise garden ceremony....

Swiss firms among those leaving corporate climate initiative
This number corresponds to 7% of all companies that had signed up to the initiative. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with...

Switzerland breaks ranks with EU on Ukrainian refugee policy
Ukrainian frontline evacuees relocated to Transcarpathian region Keystone / EPA / Igor Tkachenko Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with...

Immunai, AstraZeneca expand partnership to target inflammatory bowel disease
Immunai, a biotechnology company using artificial intelligence to map the human immune system, said Thursday it has signed an agreement with AstraZeneca to develop a therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease. The deal expands the...

Metalor to invest CHF40 million in western Switzerland
"All banked gold transiting Switzerland will not be processed elsewhere," the Metalor CEO said. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated...
Police: One woman, two men critically injured in shooting at New Bern Avenue sports bar
Raleigh police are investigating a shooting outside a sports bar that happened early Saturday morning. At around 4:30 a.m., police received a call about a shooting at Touchdown Sports Bar on New Bern Avenue. When officers arrived to the scene,...

The curious case of the German village surrounded by Switzerland
The village of Büsingen borders three Swiss cantons: Schaffhausen, Thurgau and Zurich. Keystone / Felix Kästle Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated...

Netherlands: ‘Psychotic’ meat cleaver Islamist accused of fatal Rotterdam attack should not be spared jail on mental health grounds, experts tell court
Terror suspect Ayoub M., 23, who carried out a deadly stabbing spree at Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge last year, should be sentenced to prison and compulsory psychiatric treatment, experts have told a Dutch court. They say there is a strong...

Living Neurons Drive Computers in Swiss Lab Breakthrough
Scientists at the Swiss start-up FinalSpark have succeeded in running rudimentary computations through lab-grown human brain organoids — millimetre-scale clumps of neurons — offering a new frontier in low-energy “wetware” computing. The organoids,...

New businesses bloom in New Bern: Sketchers opens, Divinity Wellness set for October debut
Here’s signs more businesses are now open or will soon be open in the New Bern area! Sketchers now has its temporary signs up near Kohl’s, but work hasn’t started inside the old Pier 1 Imports store yet. Divinity Wellness at 1916 Glenburnie Drive...

Swiss perfume shops warned about air pollution
Lausanne: odours impact air quality in perfume shops Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share...
Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Global Market Forecast to 2030: Expansion Fueled by Outsourcing for GLP-1, ADC Approvals and Programs, and Loss of Exclusivity for Blockbuster Biologics - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 17, 2025-- The "Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Market by Service (Drug Development, Pharmaceutical (API, FDF - Parenteral, Tablet, Capsule), Biologics (API, FDF), Packaging & Labelling, Fill-finish), Molecule...
Swiss Medical buys Argentine healthcare assets from Brazil's DASA
Credit: Shutterstock/TopFlatShots Marval O'Farrell Mairal has helped Brazilian healthcare group Diagnósticos da América (DASA) sell 100% of the share capital of Argentine diagnostic services company Diagnóstico Maipú to health insurer Swiss...

Health Rounds: Scientists find way to make breast cancer drug work better for younger women
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Researchers appear to have found a solution for breast cancer patients who do not respond well...

Over 50% of migrant HIV cases in Switzerland occur post-migration – Study
More than half of all new HIV diagnoses among migrants in Switzerland occur years after they have relocated, according to findings presented at the 2025 European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Congress. The study, which analyzed data from the Swiss...

‘Play-based efforts really do work’: Programs focus on healthy eating and food choices for families
There can never be too many organizations helping moms with new babies find their footing, and when they work in tandem, they’re darn near unstoppable. Three such organizations gathered at the Second Annual World Food Day Celebration Thursday...

‘General Hospital’ Recap October 17: Nathan Pleads With Nina, Britt’s Plea, and Nina’s Risky Gamble
General Hospital recaps for Friday, October 17 reveal Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) needed intel from Jack Brennan, (Chris L. McKenna) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) dug for info from Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy). Plus, Britt Westbourne (Kelly...

Dietary Fiber Gummies Market to Reach USD 13.44 billion by 2032, Growing At An 11.2% CAGR - Credence Research
PUNE, India, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Market Overview The dietary fiber gummies market is experiencing remarkable growth, driven by increasing health consciousness, rising digestive health concerns, and consumer preference for convenient...

10 'world's healthiest foods' include surprise nut which scores 97 out of 100
Steffan Rhys Deputy Content Hub Director, Natalie King and Tasha Hall Showbiz and Trends Reporter 21:52, 17 Oct 2025 The top healthiest foods have been ranked(Image: Yagi Studio via Getty Images) Eating a diverse diet of fruit, vegetables, nuts,...