Implementation of WHO's recommended public health policies on alcohol, unhealthy foods and tobacco has been slow globally, according to a study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the London School of Hygiene ...
Oct 19, 2021
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The use of rapid tests to screen for diseases in prisons could enable the diagnosis of asymptomatic individuals and reduce the spread of infection. Victor Riquelme, Pedro Gajardo, and Diego Vicencio (all from the Universidad ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry's "criminal" tactics to get young people hooked on nicotine, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.
Jul 27, 2021
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South Africa's resurgence of COVID-19 is setting record numbers of new daily cases, centered in Johannesburg and driven by the delta variant, health officials said Sunday.
Jul 4, 2021
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South Africa on Friday recorded a record tally of new COVID-19 infections, with more than 24,000 cases in the continent's country hardest hit by the coronavirus, official figures showed.
Jul 3, 2021
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A comprehensive health-screening program in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has found a high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled non-communicable diseases, according to a study published in The Lancet Global ...
Jun 18, 2021
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South Africa's COVID-19 infections jumped by 13,246 on Wednesday, the highest daily total in five months, government said.
Jun 16, 2021
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Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, a trio of science communication researchers proposes to treat the COVID-19 misinformation "infodemic" with the same methods used to halt epidemics.
May 13, 2021
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Public Health Agency of Sweden have studied newborn babies whose mothers tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy or childbirth. The results show that although babies born ...
Apr 29, 2021
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India's mammoth push to beat its raging COVID surge with vaccinations looks troubled, with its vast inoculation programme plagued by shortages, confusion and political squabbles.
Apr 29, 2021
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