Sun 28 November 2021: Out of the world’s 100 most polluted cities, 94 are in India, China, and Pakistan. Every year, a thick smog covers India’s capital New Delhi. Last week, it got so bad for the 20 million residents that authorities shut schools. New Delhi’s concentration of PM2.5 particles, which damage people’s lungs, is 34 […]
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Thu 25 November 2021: The delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has swept the planet, becoming the dominant variant within just a few months. A new study from Boston Children’s Hospital, published in Science, explains why delta spreads so easily and infects people so quickly. It also suggests a more targeted strategy for developing next-generation COVID-19 vaccines and […]
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Sun 21 November 2021: In the midst of a bronchiolitis outbreak, parents should wash toys and minimize other people’s contact with their newborns, including kisses, according to France’s health ministry. Bronchiolitis is a frequent respiratory infection that affects infants under the age of two years. Early signs include a mild fever and coughing or wheezing. […]
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Thu 18 November 2021: “More than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, according to provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, climbing 28.5 percent from the year before, mostly due to opioids. “As we continue to make strides […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: London: Statins, which are used to lower the cholesterol levels in the body, may be associated with a slightly reduced risk of death from COVID-19, according to a study conducted in Sweden. Statins are a recommended and common intervention for preventing cardiovascular events by reducing levels of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood. […]
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Mon 15 November 2021: The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has received several reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza spread throughout countries in Europe and Asia. The poultry industry is on high alert following outbreaks in South Korea, Japan, Norway, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and France. The outbreaks have led to the culling of […]
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Sun 14 November 2021: The number of people suffering from diabetes is surging, even as tens of millions cannot get the insulin they need, the World Health Organization said Friday. The UN health agency stressed the need to cut prices and dramatically increase access to the life-saving medicine. More than 420 million people are currently […]
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Sat 13 November 2021: A large-scale French study suggesting symptoms of so-called long COVID may be more due to psychological factors than to infection with the virus has sparked debate among patients and scientists. The report that appeared earlier this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association focused on nearly 27,000 participants across France who […]
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Fri 12 November 2021: A survey conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that African people who have diabetes and contract COVID-19 have a significant higher chance of dying. This is according to WHO Africa Region’s Dr Benido Impouma, who was briefing the media ahead of World Diabetes Day which is expected to […]
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Wed 10 November 2021: Bird flu has been discovered at a poultry farm in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Akita, prompting local officials to slaughter 143,000 birds, according to the prefectural government. After a positive result in a preliminary test the day before, the outbreak of avian flu, the first in Japan this season, was […]
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