Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Did the lockdown lead to more or fewer non-COVID deaths?

(November 30, 2021, Hong Kong) An international research team led by Dr. Guojun He, Associate Professor in Economics and Management & Strategy at HKU Business School, investigated how China's strict anti-contagion policies ...

Medications

China grants emergency approval for its first COVID drug

China's drug authority has granted emergency approval for the country's first specialised treatment against COVID-19, found in clinical trials to significantly reduce hospitalisations and deaths among high-risk patients.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO says measures against delta work for omicron variant too

World Health Organization officials in the Western Pacific say border closures adopted by some countries may buy time to deal with the omicron coronavirus variant, but measures put in place and experience gained in dealing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO warns against Omicron travel bans as nations shut borders

The World Health Organization has warned blanket travel bans will not prevent the spread of Omicron, as more countries rushed to impose curbs and the first cases of the new COVID strain were detected in Latin America.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Netherlands, Australia find omicron variant as curbs spread

The Netherlands confirmed 13 cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus on Sunday and Australia found two as the countries half a world apart became the latest to detect it in travelers arriving from southern Africa.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Study analyzes calls to helplines in 19 countries during pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a wide range of mental health issues worldwide. However, it is still difficult to quantify which general trends exist in populations and which are also transnational. In order to shed more ...

Biomedical technology

Setting a new standard for hormone health

Half the population lives with monthly ovarian hormone cycles. Those cycles impact menstrual patterns, fertility, and much more, but stigmas around hormone problems have limited awareness about hormone health.

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