Thu 28 February 2024: A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region’s huge penguin colonies. “This discovery demonstrates for the first time that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus has reached Antarctica despite the distance and […]
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Sun 25 February 2024: On Tuesday, the first case of measles in seven years was reported in Northern Ireland. Outbreaks of measles have sprung up in parts of Britain in recent months amid concerns of what Dr Vanessa Saliba from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has called a “worryingly low MMR [measles, mumps and […]
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Citizens are passing by the ‘SOS Life Phone’ installed on Mapo Bridge in Yeouido, Seoul. Fri 23 February 2024: Based on the most recent data, South Korea has the highest suicide rate among the main advanced nations, with around 13,000 suicides in 2022. The suicide rate among the major developed nations decreased slightly in […]
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Wed 21 February 2024: Hitting patient care, thousands of trainee medics Tuesday resigned from duty in South Korea to protest the government’s move to increase the number of medical student seats. However, President Yoon Suk Yeol called on the protesting doctors to “not hold people’s lives and health hostage.” Some 6,415 trainee doctors at 100 […]
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Tue 20 February 2024: The Department of Health has hit back at a misleading voice note making the rounds on social media platforms claiming that people who vaccinated against COVID-19 are dying due to the vaccine. The voice note, which is also circulating on WhatsApp, promotes the use of an unregistered over-the-counter product called Nature’s […]
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Sun 18 February 2024: Burnout syndrome is a quietly rising threat in the business world in recent years. Manifesting itself with symptoms such as physical and emotional exhaustion, loss of motivation, and job dissatisfaction, this syndrome not only affects employees but also directly impacts companies. As productivity, performance, and reputation suffer, a difficult road lies […]
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Fri 16 February 2024: South Africa has begun collecting data on cancer directly from patients for the first time, to help shape national cancer policies and resourcing. A lack of extensive and detailed data has long been recognised as a barrier to improved cancer care, amid a national and Africa-wide crisis. According to the World Health Organization, […]
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Wed 14 February 2024: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general spoke Monday at the World Governments Summit in the United Arab Emirates, saying a “litany of lies and conspiracy theories” is a major barrier to getting an agreement on how to tackle a new pandemic such as COVID-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made his speech at […]
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Wed 14 February 2024: Following decades of study and trials, a groundbreaking malaria vaccine is being pushed out across West Africa in a major effort to eradicate the disease, which is the continent’s second leading cause of infant mortality. On January 22, health workers in Cameroon began gathering babies and children below five years of […]
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Mon 12 February 2024: With Valentine’s Day around the corner, the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has cautioned the public against engaging in risky sexual behaviour, as this increases the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV infection. Between April and December 2023, 167 109 males presented at public health facilities across the province […]
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