Archive: 20/07/2020

A million people have stopped smoking since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Britain

Over a million people in the UK have stopped smoking since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain, with a further 440,000 smokers trying to quit in the same period, finds new analysis by Action on Smoking and Health ...

Jul 20, 2020

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Militant optimism: A state of mind that can help us find hope in dark times

The COVID-19 crisis has had a grave impact on jobs, wellbeing, mental health and the economy worldwide. But it has also prompted public expressions of hope—people have come together to sing on balconies and clap in the ...

Jul 20, 2020

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Children in care 'suffer poor health for decades'

Children and young people who grow up in care are up to four times more likely to suffer from poor health 30 years later than those who grew up with their parents, finds new research from UCL and King's College London.

Jul 20, 2020

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Russia's COVID-19 strain did not come from China

Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Life Sciences (CLS) and their colleagues from the Higher School of Economics (HSE), Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza (RII) in St. Petersburg and the Kharkevich Institute ...

Jul 20, 2020

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Study finds rise in patients waiting for tests to diagnose various cancers

More people are waiting to get tests used to diagnose four common cancers compared to last year, according to Cancer Research UK analysis, as the charity urges the public to support its vital work.

Jul 20, 2020

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Nearly 60% of American children lack healthy cardiorespiratory fitness

Nearly 60% of American children do not have healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), a key measure of physical fitness and overall health, according to "Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth—An Important Marker of Health," ...

Jul 20, 2020

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'Breakthrough' treatment slashes virus death risk: study

An aerosol-based drug treatment could drastically reduce the number of new coronavirus patients dying from the disease or requiring intensive care, according to preliminary results released Monday by a British biotech firm.

Jul 20, 2020

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Coronavirus: latest global developments

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:

Jul 20, 2020

Russia says hoping to produce 200 mn vaccine doses this year

Russia hopes to complete trials of a coronavirus vaccine in August and produce 200 million doses with foreign partners by the end of the year, the head of its sovereign wealth fund said Monday.

Jul 20, 2020

In Kashmir, military lockdown and pandemic combined are one giant deadly threat

COVID-19 is taking a terrible toll worldwide. But in the Himalayan territory of Kashmir, it's only the latest indignity in a 73-year cycle of oppression, militarization and scarcity.

Jul 20, 2020

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Archive: 20/07/2020

A million people have stopped smoking since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Britain

Militant optimism: A state of mind that can help us find hope in dark times

Children in care 'suffer poor health for decades'

Russia's COVID-19 strain did not come from China

Study finds rise in patients waiting for tests to diagnose various cancers

Nearly 60% of American children lack healthy cardiorespiratory fitness

'Breakthrough' treatment slashes virus death risk: study

Coronavirus: latest global developments

Russia says hoping to produce 200 mn vaccine doses this year

In Kashmir, military lockdown and pandemic combined are one giant deadly threat

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