The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr Carissa F. Etienne has called on countries to urgently increase investments to develop and retain the nursing workforce as the … [+2978 chars]
In early 2021, scientists in Colombia discovered a worrisome new coronavirus variant. This variant, eventually known as mu, had several troubling mutations that experts believed could help it evade t… [+9679 chars]
Newswise — ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (May 5, 2022) – In the past two years, COVID-19 has provoked anxiety throughout the world for people worried they and their loved ones would get the virus and suffer … [+3998 chars]
05 May 2022 --- Children who followed vegetarian diets had similar growth and nutrition measures compared to those who eat meat, according to a Canadian study. However, vegetarian infants have two-… [+4699 chars]
The difference between a stroke patient's brain age and chronologic age may help clinicians predict which patients are likely to have worse outcomes, a new study found. Stroke patients with a higher… [+4238 chars]
A team of researchers from the French health care company Sanofi, working with the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute in the U.S., has developed two new vaccines against … [+2638 chars]
When people get into their 40s and beyond, their close-up vision starts to worsen. For many people, cranking up the font size on a phone or maxing out the brightness on a computer is the only way to … [+6190 chars]
Australias New South Wales (NSW) has detected at least two Coronavirus sub variant of the highly transmissible Omicron strain that has caused spike in the total cases in the recent week. Around 11,00… [+2273 chars]
Introduction In 1954, the Dutch neurosurgeon Henk Verbiest provided the first clinical definition of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).1 Since that time, LSS has been well studied, and is recognized as a… [+133818 chars]
Wellington: The pandemic is largely responsible for advocating the idea of proper intake of Vitamin C, known as an important immune-support nutrient and vital in helping the body protect itself from … [+2405 chars]
A judge has ruled that a disabled woman with severe epilepsy and learning difficulties should be offered the Covid vaccine - despite objections from her family. The woman, referred to as 'X' in cou… [+3015 chars]
Image source, Family handout Image caption, Emma Checkley says her two daughters are happy to wear sunscreen after what she has been through A woman is warning of the dangers of sunburn after getti… [+2091 chars]
