WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children of mothers with long-term depression have an increased risk of behavioral problems and poor development, researchers say. The new study included nearly 900 Australian mothers and 978 of their children. Levels of depression were examined in the mothers before, during and after […]
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — “I live in Washington state,” said the caller, “but my husband is on a plane to New York City, and I just got a call from my doctor telling me that he’s positive for COVID! What should I do?” […]
WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 spreads easily among people who live together and other family members, even before an infected person shows any symptoms, new research shows. The study — published June 17 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal — also said that the new coronavirus spreads […]
THURSDAY, June 18, 2020 — As many as 45% of people infected with COVID-19 have no symptoms, and they may play a major role in the spread of the virus, a new study says. The findings show the need for large-scale testing and contact tracing to combat the pandemic, according […]
Today Luxembourg’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs and Minister of the Economy, Mr Franz Fayot, and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the period 2020-2023 in support of the Organization’s Thirteenth General Programme of work 2019-2023. The signature of […]
The purpose of this consultancy is to support WHO and partners on the development of the ‘Global Assessment of Electricity in Healthcare Facilities’ report. The consultancy entity will support the health and energy team within the Air Quality and Health (AQH) Unit of the WHO’s Department of Environment, Climate Change, […]
The purpose of this full-time consultancy is to take stock and analyse existing data with regards to electricity access in healthcare facilities in low-income countries, and through this activity also contribute to the preparation of a ‘Global Assessment of Electricity in Healthcare Facilities’ report. The consultant will support the health […]
UNAIDS, WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO SEARO), WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific (WHO WPRO), and other United Nations entities in the region urgently call on Member States to close compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres and implement voluntary, evidence-informed and rights-based health and social services in the […]
WHO welcomes the recent decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a dispersible 5 mg formulation of dolutegravir (DTG) for use in infants and children living with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The tablet, taken orally, has been approved for use in paediatric patients from four […]
Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death, because countries have failed to follow established strategies to protect them. This is according to a new report published today by the World Health Organization […]