China confirmed Wednesday that it had detected the UK variant of the coronavirus, joining at least 60 other countries, as US President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration committed to rejoining the World Health Organisation.
Jan 20, 2021
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New research from Swansea University suggests that a simple nurse- or carer-led medicines' monitoring system can help reduce medication-related illness for people living in residential care homes—and the process takes just ...
Jan 11, 2021
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Many sub-Saharan countries have a desperate shortage of surgeons, and to ensure that as many patients as possible can be treated, some operations are carried out by medical professionals who are not specialists in surgery.
Jan 11, 2021
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Russia announced Monday that 1.5 million people around the world had received its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine as part of an initiative Kremlin critics have described as a geopolitical push.
Jan 11, 2021
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South Africa, which has been hard hit by a second wave of coronavirus cases, hopes to obtain its first vaccine doses next month, the health minister announced Sunday.
Jan 3, 2021
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A full-blown Christmas dinner, and a New Year's Eve party with friends are beloved traditions for many—ones that would be best to forget this year. Aalto University Assistant Professor Ville Vuorinen, who models the spread ...
Dec 22, 2020
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As many of us return to the office, and congregate indoors over dinner and drinks during the summer holidays, we need to think about ventilation to minimize the indoor spread of COVID-19.
Dec 15, 2020
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The World Health Organization has marked significant improvements in some aspects of adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Young people are having their first sexual encounters at a later age and are more likely to use ...
Dec 7, 2020
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Australian and European researchers have released updated, evidence-based guidance for managing iron deficiency, a serious worldwide health problem.
Dec 4, 2020
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A combined research team from the Universities of Portsmouth and Bournemouth and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust has shown that an assessment score used to measure a patient's severity of illness can be applied ...
Dec 4, 2020
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