Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

World 'dangerously unprepared' for next crisis: Red Cross

All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned on Monday, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an "inflexion point" where higher levels of immunity can lower ...

Genetics

COVID has increased trust in genetics, survey finds

A survey of more than 2,000 British adults finds that trust in genetics is high and went up significantly during the pandemic. It also finds that there is a hunger for more coverage of genetics.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO panel debates Covid's emergency status

The World Health Organization's emergency committee on Covid-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global alert.

page 38 from 40