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As COVID-19 cases balloon again in Europe, the World Health Organization called Friday for more targeted vaccination efforts to ensure the most vulnerable worldwide get the jabs. The UN health agency said Europe, once again at the epicentre of the pandemic, registered nearly two million COVID cases last week. That is “the most in a […]
Will health chiefs finally end third jab fiasco that’s putting the UK’s most vulnerable in danger? EVE SIMMONS on how those who most need a third dose are STILL waiting… as Boris urges over-50s to get boosters Margaret Miller, 70, suffers leukaemia blood cancer, but is yet to get her third jab She wrote to GP […]
Persistent infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) in pregnant women may increase the risk of preterm birth, according to a study led by CHU Sainte-Justine researcher and Université de Montréal associate professor Helen Trottier. Published today in the JAMA Network Open. this finding may have serious implications, as HPV is one of the […]
WHO chief calls for a two-month pause on COVID vaccine boosters because low- and middle-income countries are still struggling to get hold of enough shots Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, called for a two-month moratorium on vaccine booster shots on Monday He wants higher income nations to instead donate doses to other countries to get […]
There is not one mean bone in Emily’s body—she’s always happy to get pets from and cuddle up with friends and strangers alike. This pretty pittie loves playtime with rope toys and getting out for walks. She’s also super smart—she’s been reported to know sit, stay, come and is already housetrained! Emily does struggle with […]
Research into the healthcare journey shows that patients who miss appointments with their GP are also less likely to attend hospital outpatient appointments. Patients who missed more than two GP appointments (on average) per year, were at least three times more likely to miss outpatient appointments compared to those who missed no GP appointments. “Missingness” from outpatient mental health services was especially high and it was also associated with “irregular discharge” from in-patient care. However, the researchers were […]
GENEVA (Reuters) – The tobacco industry’s sleek marketing is attracting youngsters to e-cigarettes which can lead to tobacco addiction, despite claims by some executives that they aim to solve the smoking epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: A saleswoman demonstrates vaping at the Vape Shop that sells e-cigarette products in Beijing, […]
WHO classifies India’s ‘double mutant’ Covid a ‘variant of concern’ as its origin country buckles under the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak WHO said Monday that the variant that emerged in India is ‘of concern’ The variant, B.1.617 has three sublineages and is often called the ‘double mutant’ because it has two mutations that help it […]
A growing number of countries are stamping out malaria, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as it launched an initiative to help eradicate the deadly disease in 25 more countries by 2025. Ahead of World Malaria Day on Sunday, the UN health agency insisted that elimination of the disease that kills some 400,000 people each […]
The University of Oxford said Monday it has launched a trial in which people who have already had COVID-19 are deliberately reinfected. The carefully controlled study will look at the kind of immune response mounted by the volunteers. The scientists will know “exactly when the second infection occurs, and exactly how much virus they got,” […]