Fri 13 August 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that the next step in the search of the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will be the creation of a new advisory group that will develop a global framework to study pathogens with pandemic potential. The first WHO fact-finding mission to China’s Wuhan, […]
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Thu 12 August 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) is finding more ways to stop the spread of coronavirus, especially with the new variants coming up such as the Delta variant which has also been dubbed as a ‘variant of concern’. The Organization on Wednesday announced that it will test three new drugs for COVID-19, […]
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Tue 10 August 2021: Unvaccinated people are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 as the fully vaccinated, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The agency said the finding supports its recommendation “that all eligible persons be offered COVID-19 vaccination, regardless of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection status.” […]
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Thu 05 August 2021: Scientists have unveiled the world’s first high-resolution 3D image of a monkey brain, which could open the door for treatments for human disorders including Parkinson’s disease. A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing used fluorescence imaging techniques to generate a precise map of a full macaque monkey brain. […]
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Wed 28 July 2021: Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry’s “criminal” tactics to get young people hooked on nicotine, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. “Nicotine is highly addictive. Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are harmful, and must be better regulated,” said WHO […]
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Mon 26 July 2021: Obesity is a major issue in the United Kingdom that the local government has been addressing for some time. The government has come up with a new proposal – a surveillance app after encouraging people to exercise and displaying the calorie count of meals on restaurant menus. The British government backed program, according to The Telegraph, will be centered on motivating residents who adopt a […]
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Fri 23 July 2021: US authorities have seized two domains supposedly selling unapproved drugs for the prevention or treatment of Covid-19 while falsely posing as sites run by Walmart. The two domains – http://pharmacywalmart.com and https://stromectol-ivermectin.com – both resolved to https://en.pharmacywalmart.com/buy-stromectol-usa.html and featured unauthorized use of the Walmart logo in an attempt to lend credibility […]
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Thu 23 July 2021: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy in the United States fell for the first time since World War II last year, expanding the gap between the United States and comparable countries. The average lifespan for Americans in 2020 fell by a year and a half, […]
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Mon 19 July 2021: French prosthetics maker Carmat said Monday it had sold one of its artificial hearts for the first time since its 2008 founding, for implantation into an Italian patient awaiting a transplant. The operation “was performed by the team headed by heart surgeon Dr Ciro Maiello at the Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli […]
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Sat 17 July 2021: An international study of 55 countries has shown a marked increase in the number of overweight women globally, with wealthy, educated and urban women heavier than their counterparts. PhD candidate Md. Mehedi Hasan from The University of Queensland’s Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) said the number of overweight women increased in 50 countries in 1990 […]
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