One third of premature deaths attributable to higher temperatures in European cities during summer 2015 could have been prevented by increasing urban tree cover to 30%, reveals a modeling study published in The Lancet. The ...
Jan 31, 2023
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A new study has identified the impact that fleeting natural events, such as sunrises and sunsets, can have on people, and sought to quantify their effects for the first time.
Jan 19, 2023
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Frequent visits to urban green spaces, such as parks and community gardens in Finland, rather than the amount, or views of them from home, may be linked to lower use of certain prescription meds, suggests research published ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Uganda on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people.
Jan 11, 2023
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Uganda said on Monday it was expecting to declare an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged late last year and has claimed the lives of at least 56 people.
Jan 9, 2023
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Taking a walk is known to reduce stress, but recent research shows that, in cities, where you take that walk matters.
Jan 5, 2023
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Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas, a study has found. The study also ...
Jan 4, 2023
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Uganda on Thursday received its first shipment of trial vaccines against a strain of Ebola that has claimed dozens of lives, amid cautious optimism the outbreak could soon be over.
Dec 8, 2022
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Uganda's president extended a six-week lockdown Saturday on two districts at the epicenter of an an Ebola outbreak that has claimed 55 lives but said its spread was being curbed.
Nov 27, 2022
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Uganda on Saturday extended a three-week lockdown on two districts at the center of an Ebola outbreak which has claimed over 50 lives, curbing travel and closing public places.
Nov 6, 2022
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