Good News Friday

  • India sees 79% drop in AIDS deaths, 44% decline in HIV infections since 2010. ABP.
  • During 2000–2022, 47 priority countries achieved maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination, contributing to global declines in neonatal tetanus cases (89%) and neonatal tetanus deaths (84%). CDC.
  • Vietnam’s per capita income has risen to about 4,650 USD from only 185 USD in 1993. Additionally, 10 extremely disadvantaged coastal and island communes successfully got rid of poverty. Vietnam Plus.
  • Cervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women. Science News.
  • In these nine African countries, average incomes have more than doubled since 1990. As a result, the share of people living in extreme poverty and the rate of child mortality have declined in all nine countries. Our World in Data.
  • Norway is on the cusp of completing a transition away from combustion cars. Bloomberg.
  • China’s power firms are on track to cut coal’s share of annual electricity generation to below 60% for the first time in 2024. Reuters.
  • In 10 seconds, AI model detects cancerous brain tumor often missed during surgery. Michigan Medicine.
  • One genomic test can diagnose nearly any infection. UCSF.
  • Robot that watched surgery videos performs with skill of human doctor. Hub.

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