Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests fetal coronavirus infection is possible
A small study strengthens evidence that a pregnant woman infected with the coronavirus might be able to spread it to her fetus.
Jul 9, 2020
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News tagged with united nations
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monkeypox mutations cause virus to spread rapidly, evade drugs and vaccines, study finds
Monkeypox has infected more than 77,000 people in more than 100 countries worldwide, and—similar to COVID-19—mutations have enabled the virus to grow stronger and smarter, evading antiviral drugs and vaccines in its mission ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Health
Researchers find link between food insecurity and cardiovascular death risk
Food insecurity is one of the nation's leading health and nutrition issues—about 13.7 million (10.5 percent) of households in the United States were food insecure at some time during 2019, a trend likely to increase in ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
1st dog that tested positive for COVID-19 dies in New York
A German shepherd in New York that had the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in a dog in the U.S. has died.
Jul 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN rolls out aid package for cholera-hit Haiti
The United Nations will mobilize $181 million to shore up the emergency response to the cholera epidemic in Haiti and at least an equal amount for the victims and their families, a senior UN official says.
Sep 29, 2016
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Vaccination
Mexico joins WHO coronavirus vaccine plan
Mexico, which has one of the world's highest COVID-19 death tolls, announced Friday that it was joining a WHO-backed program to facilitate poor countries' access to coronavirus vaccines.
Sep 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pacific's Vanuatu records first COVID-19 case
Vanuatu reported its first COVID-19 case Wednesday, ending the Pacific island nation's status as one of the few remaining virus-free countries in the world.
Nov 11, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mother or baby die in child birth every 11 seconds: UN
Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released Thursday show unequal progress, with more than five childbirths a minute ending in tragedy.
Sep 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study suggests reporting of sexually transmitted infections may be impacted by COVID-19
With the health care community heavily focused on COVID-19 since the first quarter of 2020, there have been concerns that reporting of other diseases—and the resulting data that enables them to be more effectively treated ...
Dec 15, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
UN optimistic on conquering AIDS by 2030
Forty years on since the first AIDS cases were reported, the United Nations said Thursday it was cautiously optimistic that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—the virus that causes the disease—could be beaten by 2030.
Jun 3, 2021
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