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Singapore-Led Asia PGI Unveils AI-Powered PathGen Platform to Strengthen Regional Outbreak Response

Asia PGI, led by Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School, unveiled PathGen, an AI-powered, sovereign-by-design outbreak intelligence platform that integrates pathogen genomics with clinical, population, and environmental data to enable faster, secure cross-border detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks, with regional partners involved and pilots planned from early 2026 followed by wider rollout through 2027.

Single-Dose HPV Vaccine Shows Strong Protection Against Cervical Cancer

New research from a large Costa Rica study shows that one dose of the HPV vaccine may be nearly as effective as the standard two-dose regimen, offering strong protection against cervical cancer and potentially transforming global prevention efforts, especially in low-resource and hard-to-reach populations.

Flu Surge and Planned Doctor Strikes Threaten to Overwhelm NHS Over Christmas

The UK NHS is facing its most serious pressure since Covid-19 as flu admissions have surged by 55% in a week and resident doctors plan to strike from 17–22 December, prompting Health Secretary Wes Streeting to warn that the combination could overwhelm hospitals, though NHS leaders say the system is coping for now but remains at risk if pressures continue.