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Global Prevalence of Infertility Attributable to Sex Chromosome Abnormalities: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study
Introduction Infertility affects approximately 15–20% of couples worldwide.1 It is estimated that male factors account for 30% to 50% of infertility cases.2 In 2021, women with infertility accounted for approximately 66.7% of all global...
Hundreds of Millions of Belgian Phone Locations – Including EU, NATO, and Nuclear Sites – Sold on Open Market by Data Brokers
BRUSSELS – A bombshell joint investigation by several leading European media outlets has exposed a massive trade in mobile phone location data across Belgium, revealing that hundreds of millions of data points – including those from devices...
India, Belgium Deepen Ties At Third Foreign Office Consultations In Brussels
Brussels: Indian and Belgian diplomats gathered in the ornate Egmont Palace for the third India-Belgium Foreign Office Consultations. Secretary (West) Sibi George, steering India’s European engagements from South Block, shared the table with...
Brussels hospitals face lawsuits over lack of Dutch-language care
The Flemish nationalist Vlaamse Volksbeweging (VVB) has launched seven legal proceedings against Brussels hospitals it claims are failing to comply with language laws. "Dutch-speaking patients cannot be helped in Dutch, and it leads to tragedies,"...
Belgian biotech exit prompts calls for public path towards advanced therapies
Belgium has become a focal point in Europe’s biotech debate after the biotech company Galapagos halted development of its advanced cell therapy programme. The move follows similar withdrawals by Takeda and Novo Nordisk, both of which ended their...
UCB bags FDA okay for first drug to treat rare disease TK2d
People living with thymidine kinase 2 deficiency (TK2d), a vanishingly rare and often fatal genetic disorder, finally have an approved therapy. Belgian biopharma company UCB has just received a green light for Kygevvi, based on pyrimidine...
Senator slams plans for incinerator in Cork Harbour as 'threat to public health'
Cork Harbour(Image: Google Earth) A Cork senator has strongly opposed renewed efforts to secure planning for an incinerator in Ringaskiddy, slamming the project as a 'threat to public health.' Senator Laura Harmon has highlighted the long-running...
VVB files 7 complaints against Brussels hospitals over language
Dilbeek (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The Flemish People’s Movement (VVB) will file 7 complaints against Brussels hospitals over language rule violations announced on Monday, Nov 3, 2025, in Dilbeek. Chairman Piet Discart and nurse Anne De Geyter...
Tobacco, alcohol and healthcare: What changes in Belgium from 1 November
Euthanasia costs are to be covered by health insurance and home nurses will be able to provide more care without needing a prescription, among the changes in Belgium that came into effect on 1 November. There was previously no provision in the...
AIIMS New Delhi, Medanta, PGI Chandigarh feature among world's best hospitals 2025
New Delhi: The list featuring the World's Best Hospitals 2025 was published by Newsweek in partnership with Statista. According to the global data platform Statista, the number of hospitals worldwide is projected to reach 215,977 by 2026. Newsweek...
Fugitive Mehul Choksi moves Belgian court against extradition
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has filed an appeal before the Belgian Supreme Court against his extradition ordered by the Antwerp court of appeals last month based on a request by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Belgian law...
The Medicalization of Hamas Disinformation: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
PART I Introduction The most insidious front in the Hamas war to destroy the Jewish state has been the propaganda front to project the terrorist group’s own genocidal goals onto its victims and to demonize Israel and Jews on the world stage. It...
Belgium Cardiology KOLs Fair-Market Value Compensation Rates Report 2025: An Independent Reference for Negotiations with Thought Leaders (KOLs) and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) - ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 3, 2025-- The "Fair-Market Value Compensation Rates for Cardiology KOLs - Belgium" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. KOL Compensation Belgium Cardiology presents fair-market value (FMV)...
Mehul Choksi challenges Antwerp Court’s extradition order in Belgium’s Top Court
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Fugitive diamond Businessman Mehul Choksi has approached the Belgian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) challenging the Antwerp Court of Appeal's decision that upheld his extradition to India in connection with...
UHasselt unveils €480K MACSima scanner for disease research
Diepenbeek (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – UHasselt’s BIOMED institute in Diepenbeek unveiled a €480,000 MACSima scanner to study ageing and diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s, with support from ERDF and expert Prof. Niels Hellings. As VRT News...
General Hospital Spoilers: A Familiar Face Lands In Port Charles, Valentin Returns?
General Hospital spoilers and updates tease that a familiar face will land in Port Charles the week of October 3. Might Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) be transferring from Steinmauer to Pentonville prison, Jack Brennan (Chris L....
AI Chatbot Addiction Linked to Mental Health Risks, Experts Sound the Alarm
Experts warn that excessive use of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Replika may trigger digital addiction and even “AI psychosis.” Psychologists urge caution as dependency on artificial companions grows, raising urgent mental health and safety...
PNB Scam Accused Mehul Choksi Files Plea In Belgium Supreme Court Against Extradition
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI) Fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi has challenged before Belgium's Supreme Court an October 17 ruling by the Antwerp Court of Appeal that had upheld India's...
Surgeons just changed medicine forever using hotel internet connection
Groundbreaking surgery carried out over a hotel internet connection could change medicine forever. Consultant surgeon Prasad Patki tells The European’s Dr Stephen Simpson, himself a former medical doctor with decades of frontline experience, why...
Fugitive Mehul Choksi Appeals To Belgium Top Court Challenging Extradition To India
Last Updated:November 03, 2025, 19:42 IST A Belgian court, the Court of Appeals, in Antwerp had in October termed the arrest warrants issued by a Mumbai special court as "enforceable", allowing Choksi's extradition. Rapid Read Summarized by AI. +...