Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Bagged salad mixes sold at Walmart and other stores are linked with an outbreak of intestinal illness in eight Midwestern states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. More than 200 people in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, […]
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MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Long-term exposure to fine particle air pollution is a major risk factor for heart disease and death, but even small reductions in pollution levels can reduce the threat, a new study shows. Researchers analyzed data from more than 157,000 adults, aged 35 to 70, […]
MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Over a lifetime, women who’ve had a preterm delivery have a higher risk of heart disease, new research suggests. The findings point to the fact that doctors should include a woman’s reproductive history in assessments of heart disease risk, according to the researchers. “Preterm […]
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 — As the world grapples with the new coronavirus pandemic, researchers have discovered a new type of swine flu virus that can infect people and has the potential to cause a future pandemic. The G4 virus is genetically descended from […]
MONDAY, June 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Wildfire smoke has an almost immediate harmful effect on the heart and lungs, researchers say. Using data from wildfire seasons between 2010 and 2015 in British Columbia, Canada, the researchers linked exposure to elevated levels of fine particles in smoke with ambulance dispatches for […]
TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Even as the United States reopens, it’s crucial that people wear face masks when they can’t maintain proper social distancing, experts emphasize. “While it’s tempting to view [things] as being back to normal, that’s simply not the case,” said Dr. Patrick Gavigan, a pediatric […]
An introductory meeting of WHO’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (STAG-TB) was held on 24-25 June 2020. STAG-TB, which is comprised of 15 eminent experts from ministries of health, national TB programmes, academic and research institutions, civil society organizations, and communities and patients affected by TB. The group […]
The Generation Equality Forum—a global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France in partnership with civil society—today announced the leaders of the Generation Equality Action Coalitions, to achieve gender equality and all women’s and girls’ human rights. WHO, together with The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) As U.S. coronavirus infections surged in many states, four of America’s top health officials plan to testify in Congress on Tuesday about how to safely reopen the country. Originally billed as an “update on progress toward safely […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, June 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Since the coronavirus pandemic arrived on U.S. shores in March, the number of calls to emergency medical services has fallen by more than 26% compared to the last two years, a new study finds. At the same […]