Ollie V. was not looking to adopt another cat, in fact, they had been actively trying not to “foster fail.” Having been an ASPCA foster caregiver since April 2020, fostering eight cats alongside their two resident cats, Ollie had “carved out a niche” for shy and special needs cats. So, when they came across a […]
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World Health Organization endorses world's first-ever malaria vaccine
World Health Organization endorses the world’s first-ever malaria vaccine, which could save the lives of 260,000 African children every year The WHO recommended the use of the world’s first-ever malaria vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high levels of transmission The RTS,S vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline, requires four doses to be […]
COVAX vaccine 2021 delivery target cut to 1.425 billion doses
FILE PHOTO: A pack of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines is seen as the country receives its first batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines under COVAX scheme, at the international airtport of Accra, Ghana February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo(Reuters) – The COVAX vaccine-sharing facility will likely receive 1.425 billion doses of anti-COVID-19 shots from donor countries this […]
World passes threshold of 4.5 mn COVID deaths
The world has passed the grim threshold of 4.5 million COVID-19 deaths, according to an AFP tally on Monday, as the virulent Delta variant wreaks havoc globally. Since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, the virus has killed a total of 4,500,620 people, the tally of official sources revealed. Some 10,000 deaths are […]
World passes 4 mn COVID deaths as Asia battles fresh outbreaks
More than four million people have now died of COVID-19 infections, the WHO said on Wednesday, as many richer nations prepared to loosen restrictions even as countries in Asia battle surging infections. Indonesia has become a global hotspot, with hospitals having to turn away patients, authorities forced to import oxygen supplies and a record 1,040 […]
2014 FIFA World Cup associated with higher number of heart attacks in Germany
The 2014 FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) World Cup was associated with a higher number of hospital admissions for heart attacks in Germany compared to the same time period—12th June to 13th July—in the previous and subsequent years (2013 and 2015), according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The World Cup was not […]
Ivie’s Story: From Equine Adoption to World Champion
It’s a familiar, feel-good fable: a young equestrian sees potential in an unlikely horse. Together, they overcome numerous challenges to achieve glory, inspiring all around them in the process. For one aspiring veterinarian and her adopted horse, Ivie, this story wasn’t a fairytale, but a reality. Finding Ivie Danielle K.’s lifelong love of horses fueled […]
Ivie’s Story: From Equine Adoption to World Champion
It’s a familiar, feel-good fable: a young equestrian sees potential in an unlikely horse. Together, they overcome numerous challenges to achieve glory, inspiring all around them in the process. For one aspiring veterinarian and her adopted horse, Ivie, this story wasn’t a fairytale, but a reality. Finding Ivie Danielle K.’s lifelong love of horses fueled […]
As COVID rages, world risks losing TB gains
In the year since COVID-19 flipped the world on its head, diagnosis and treatment of another serious lung disease—tuberculosis—has plummeted, leaving experts fearful that progress in tackling that pandemic will be lost. Tuberculosis is treatable and easily diagnosed yet until COVID-19 emerged it was the world’s biggest infectious killer, leading to 1.4 million deaths each […]
Warming World Could Alter West Nile Transmission in U.S.
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 — Climate change could give West Nile virus a boost in some areas of the United States, but reduce its spread in other regions, a new study suggests. The mosquito-borne virus spreads most efficiently in the United States at temperatures between 75.2 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a study published […]