GENEVA – The resumed 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA73) opened to the tune of the classic hit song “We are Family” by Sister Sledge, the Kingdom of Tonga’ Nurses’ Choir and a powerful speech by the WHO Director-General calling for predictable and sustainable WHO funding, the launch of a Universal […]
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Re-recorded by Kim Sledge, part of the legendary multi-Gold and Platinum recording music group Sister Sledge, and presented by Natasha Mudhar, Founder of the global social impact enterprise The World We Want, a special edition cover of the classic We Are Family song will be accompanied by a crowdsourced music […]
The HIV Prevention Trials Network study (HPTN 084) on the safety and efficacy of the long-acting injectable antiretroviral drug cabotegravir (CAB LA), for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in HIV-uninfected women, was stopped early by the trial Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) as results showed CAB LA to be highly effective […]
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) America’s ongoing opioid epidemic is costing increasing numbers of addicts their eyesight, a new study reports. The number of drug addicts who developed vision-endangering eye infections quadrupled between 2003 and 2016, according to researchers. “For whatever reason, these infections […]
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 Working from home during the pandemic significantly reduces your risk of catching COVID-19, U.S. health officials say. The option to work remotely, however, appears to be available mostly to college-educated white employees with health insurance who make $75,000 a year or […]
FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) If you use an oxygen concentrator and a pulse oximeter at home, proper use is crucial, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Conditions such as asthma, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the flu and COVID-19 can all cause oxygen levels in the […]
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News By Will PryAmerican Heart Association NewsTHURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2020 (American Heart Association News) As temperatures fall, honey’s popularity tends to rise. Whether used as an ingredient in autumn recipes and holiday desserts, added to a celebratory cocktail or given to ease a […]
By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters An experimental nasal spray against the new coronavirus is effective in animals, researchers report. The spray completely protected ferrets from the virus, according to the new study. The international team of scientists said the spray is nontoxic and stable and, if effective […]
FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) A new study suggests that COVID-19 doesn’t infect the eye’s cornea. Although viruses such as herpes simplex can infect the cornea and Zika has been found in corneal tissue and tears, this does not appear to be the case with COVID-19, according to researchers […]
By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) As the daily U.S. coronavirus case count shattered yet another record on Thursday with 121,000 infections reported, a new survey shows that nearly a quarter of a million COVID-19 cases have now been identified at colleges […]