Health
Experts warn about dengue fever outbreak in Catalunya
The number of people affected by the outbreak of autochthonous dengue fever in Tarragona has risen to eight, according to the latest data from the
U.S. health system is failing
The health care system in the United States is failing, according to a new report. The US ranks second out of 10 developed countries in
Sleep issues during childhood may rise suicide risk
According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, having severe sleep disorders at age 10 was associated with a 2.7-fold increased risk of suicidal
Bluetongue outbreak in a Portuguese sheep farm has broken out
Portugal reported an outbreak of bluetongue on a sheep farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health said. Bluetongue can be fatal to domestic ruminants such
FIFA and WHO team up for concussion awareness campaign
FIFA and the World Health Organization have launched a global concussion awareness initiative developed with brain health experts. The programme ‘Suspect and Protect: No coincidence
Gavi to purchase 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine from Bavarian Nordic
Global vaccine group Gavi is to buy 500,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine. It is its first purchase of the injection to help combat
Number of mpox cases in Uganda rises to ten
The number of mpox infections in Uganda has risen to ten and all patients have a strain of the virus, clade 1b, which is more
Polio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90%
Polio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90 per cent, the head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said. The campaign to vaccinate some 640,000
One dead from Nipah virus in Kerala, India
A 24-year-old man has died of the Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, a local medical official said. 151 people who were
Relay Therapeutics’ combination therapy slows breast cancer progression in early trial
Relay Therapeutics said on Monday that interim data from an early trial of its combination breast cancer drug showed it significantly increased patients’ life expectancy