Health

Pandemic redeployment caused stress to nurses: study

Many nurses who were redeployed to front line roles during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced stress and anxiety as a result—but were also highly motivated to provide the best possible care—according to a new study published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 awareness and preparedness among healthcare workers worldwide

A survey of healthcare workers in 57 countries found that while overall preparedness for and awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic were at levels deemed acceptable during the first wave, significant differences in these levels ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How to prevent another major pandemic

The world could have been much better prepared for COVID-19. So now we must ask: How well prepared are we going to be for the next pandemic?

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientist behind UK vaccine says next pandemic may be worse

One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next pandemic may be more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

World could have prevented COVID catastrophe: pandemic panel

The catastrophic scale of the COVID-19 pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel concluded Wednesday, but a "toxic cocktail" of dithering and poor coordination meant the warning signs went unheeded.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Experts blast early pandemic failures as India deaths top 250,000

An expert panel on Wednesday blamed bad coordination as well as dithering by national governments and international organisations for the failure to tackle COVID-19 before it became a full-blown pandemic, as India's death ...

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