• Decline in Effectiveness of Antibiotics Makes Thousands Of US Patients Vulnerable To Fatal Infections After Surgery, Chemo

  The declining effectiveness of antibiotics may make tens of thousands more U.S. patients vulnerable to potentially fatal infections after surgery or chemotherapy, researchers estimate.

  

• Rare Tropical Cyclone Kills Eight People in Yemen

  A rare tropical cyclone struck Yemen's arid eastern coastal province of Hadramout on Tuesday and killed eight people before gradually petering out inland, regional officials said.

  

• New Kind Of 'Designer' Immune Cells Clear Baby's Leukemia

  A baby whom doctors thought almost certain to die has been cleared of a previously incurable leukemia in the first human use of an "off-the-shelf" cell therapy from Cellectis that creates designer immune cells

  

• Sweden Says It Can No Longer Guarantee Finding Accommodation for Newly Arrived Refugees

  Sweden's migration minister warned on Thursday that the government could no longer guarantee finding accommodation for newly arrived refugees as the country applied for EU emergency aid to cope with record number of asylum seekers.

  

• Feast After Famine Likely Linked to Diabetes Boom In China, Says New Study

  Rising diabetes rates among middle-aged and elderly adults in China may be tied to their exposure to famine early in life followed by a rapid surge in economic development, a recent study suggests.