Special message from Dr Tereza Kasaeva, Director of WHO’s Global TB Programme on the occasion of World Children’s Day and World Antimicrobial Awareness Week Tuberculosis (TB), the world’s top infectious killer, continues to violate children’s right to a safe and healthy childhood. In 2019, an estimated 1.2 million children under […]
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The early childhood period is considered to be the most important developmental phase throughout the lifespan. What happens to the child in the first few years of life is critical for the child’s developmental trajectory and lifecourse influencing their mental and physical health, education and future economic participation. In order […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and global health partners to step up the fight against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. A better targeting of interventions, new tools and increased funding are needed to change […]
The Framework for mental health and psychosocial support in radiological and nuclear emergencies, released today, brings together, for the first time, existing knowledge from the fields of mental health and protection from radiation in an integrated guide for preparedness for and response to nuclear and radiological emergencies. Past nuclear and radiological […]
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) Small, powerful magnets in toys like Buckyballs building sets and jewelry kits are causing an alarming number of serious pediatric injuries in the United States, new research warns. Analyzing national data, researchers found an 80% rise in these injuries […]
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) Colon cancer treatment for low-income Americans has improved with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, a new study says. That includes earlier diagnosis, increased access to treatment and better surgical care, according to the researchers. They compared data for more than 4,400 patients […]
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov 25, 2020 The turnaround time — from the emergence of the new coronavirus to the advent of multiple vaccines to prevent it — has been nothing short of “breathtaking,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious disease. Still, many Americans […]
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 24, 2020 (HealthDay News) Women with asthma may suffer fewer severe symptom attacks if they are on birth control pills, a large new study suggests. The study of more than 83,000 women with asthma found that those who used birth control pills for […]
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A mutation that developed in the new coronavirus early in the pandemic may have made it more infectious, a number of new findings suggest. First detected in eastern China in January, the mutation, called 614G, took over much of the world within months, […]
Latest Senior Health News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) The majority of older Americans say they’re likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but many would want to wait a bit before getting the shot, a new survey reveals. Older adults are among the groups with the highest […]