Has the next pandemic already started? | Coronavirus pandemic
In mid-July, the US state of Colorado reported six cases of avian flu – or H5N1 – in samples taken from poultry workers. This brought the national total to…
How is new malaria vaccine drive working in West Africa? | Health News
The Ivory Coast has received the first doses of malaria vaccine from the world’s largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, in collaboration with…
India’s hidden COVID deaths: Was the toll in 2020 eight times higher? | Health News
New Delhi, India – India’s actual death toll during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged the world’s most populous country could be eight…
The Nutri-Score and its effects on the traditional Greek foods
Authors: Alkiviadis Kalambokis and Emmanouil Karpadakis* Through Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the European Commission asks for the development of front-of-label nutritional labeling systems (FOPL) on…
IATSE ratification vote results: Crews pass new contract
Film and TV crew members have ratified a new three-year contract with the entertainment companies following a relatively smooth bargaining period on the heels of…
S Korea top court upholds right to state health benefits for gay couples | LGBTQ News
Activists welcome the ruling but systemic discrimination persists in the country where gay marriage is not legally recognised.South Korea’s top court has said that the…
Bus crash kills at least 20 people in Peru’s Andes | transport News
Twenty others injured after bus veered off a cliff in the south-central Andes region of Ayacucho, police official says.A bus crash in Peru’s Andes mountains…
Health body exploring whether single women could receive IVF on NHS
30 minutes agoBy Angie Brown, BBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporterDaniela ScottDaniela Scott has her baby son Leone after spending £43,000 on IVF in private clinicsPublic Health…
Hamas-run health ministry says 90 killed in Gaza strike targeting Mohammed Deif
28 minutes agoBy Rushdi Abualouf and Tom McArthur, BBC NewsChaos as people flee after an Israeli airstrike hits Khan YounisThe Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at…
Do tampons contain ‘alarming’ quantities of lead and arsenic? | Health News
Tampons, which are used by millions of women, may carry “alarming” amounts of toxic metals including lead, arsenic and cadmium, a study by academics in…
Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s food supply | Health
Cookies. Pizza. Cake. All are delicious – but potentially deadly. In addition to their often-high sugar, salt or fat content, these foods can also contain…
Andy Samberg left ‘SNL’ to protect his health, he says
Working on “Saturday Night Live” is not for the faint of heart — take it from series darling Andy Samberg.During his seven-year tenure on the…
Column: ‘Retire and go back under a rock’: Biden loyalists push back on my call for Joe to get tested
Just like the man they stand behind, backers of President Biden can be a feisty bunch.Even as more prominent supporters jump ship — Hollywood high…
Desperate Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines | Health
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – At 5pm at the Victoria Falls border post, Margaret Tshuma – who has a 24-hour day pass to be in Zambia…
What’s causing the rise in drug-resistant superbugs? | Health
Scientists warn climate change is fuelling antimicrobial resistance.Resistance to antibiotics could cause ten million deaths a year, from 2050, according to a report from the…
Displaced Palestinian health workers set up Gaza tent clinics | Gaza
NewsFeedDisplaced health professionals in Gaza are setting up tent clinics to care for the escalating number of sick and injured. An estimated 75% of Gaza’s…
Celine, a little Syrian girl who got the gift of hearing in Turkey | Health
Reyhanli, Turkey – Celine Abu al-Zumar is nearly four years old, and as she was about to hear for the first time in her life,…
California’s workplace heat standards make a cruel exception
A state board recently voted unanimously to create long-awaited indoor heat standards for California workers. After a final legal review, that will mean protections for…
Pope says democracy ‘not in good health’ as he warns against populists | Politics News
At an event in northeast Italy, Pope Francis says a ‘crisis of democracy’ is having an impact on several nations around the world.Pope Francis has…
Captagon Crisis: A Silent Plague for the Middle East
The Middle East, a geopolitical region with lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea that are frequently associated with a rich…