The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased. In its weekly assessment of the pandemic released late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said there were about 2.7 million new COVID-19 cases […]
Regardless if CPR was performed, a rescuing bystander reduced the odds of severe disability or death in pediatric drowning victims by 80%,” according to a study abstract presented at the AAP 2021 virtual National Conference & Exhibition. The retrospective study in Harris County, Texas, “Bystander Resuscitation in Pediatric Drowning,” examined […]
HALF of adults who develop inflammatory condition linked to Covid – often seen in children – are admitted to ICUs A new CDC study looked at 221 patients diagnosed with Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A), similar to MIS-C seen in children Of 211 patients with available data, there were 207 […]
White House warned to scale back vaccine booster shot plans by top health officials: Report Dr. Marty Makary weighs in on The New York Times report where top health officials allegedly indicated regulators needed more time to collect and review data GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization […]
Survival rates after a heart transplant are unaffected if the organ donor had used illicit drugs or died due to an overdose, a fact that is increasing the availability of hearts due to the rise in drug overdose deaths in the U.S., according to two new unrelated research studies published […]
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a bilateral meeting with Swiss Interior and Health Minister Alain Berset on the sidelines of the opening of the 74th World Health Assembly at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland May 24, 2021. Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERSBERLIN […]
FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) speaks after Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the 148th session of the Executive Board on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, January 21, 2021. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout […]
Two decades ago, Soumya Swaminathan watched her HIV-infected patients suffer often horrific and unnecessary deaths. There was a treatment for their disease, but they simply could not afford it. The World Health Organization’s chief scientist told AFP the inequalities in accessing COVID-19 vaccines today hark back to the late 1990s, […]
‘We’ve made a lot of mistakes’ on COVID guidance: Dr. Makary Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marty Makary discusses the inconsistency in COVID guidance from the White House and the possibility of remote school having a livelong impact on students. A top official at the World Health Organization on Monday […]
The World Health Organization on Wednesday turned the spotlight on the insulin market—and its domination by three Big Pharma giants—in a fresh bid to tackle the rapid rise of diabetes. The WHO marked the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of insulin by launching a new Global Diabetes Compact aimed at […]