Health & Wellness
Healthcare waste from COVID threatens environment
Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on healthcare waste management...
Learning Loss Must be Recovered to Avoid Long-term Damage to Children’s Wellbeing
School closures have caused large and persistent damage to children’s learning and wellbeing, the cost of which will be felt for decades to come,...
COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over
Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the head of the World Health Organization...
UN-backed COVAX mechanism delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose
With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative to provide equal access to vaccines for all...
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reccommended two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19, one for patients with critical disease, and another deemed effective for non-severe cases.
The first drug, baricitinib,...
Omicron fuels record weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths ‘stable’
Fuelled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world last week, by far the most cases reported in a...
COVID-19: Current vaccines may need to be updated
Current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to ensure their continued effectiveness against Omicron and future variants, an expert group appointed by the...
What Effect Is PCR Testing Having In Edinburgh?
The PCR stands for a polymerase chain reaction. It looks for genetic information from a particular organism, like a virus. If you've had a...
UN data helps balance New Year’s weight loss resolutions
At the heart of many New Year’s resolutions is a fresh gym membership and an intensive exercise regime that promises to deliver quick results....
Infectious diseases ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere
COVID-19 continues to demonstrate how quickly “an infectious disease can sweep across the world”, pushing health systems to the brink and upending daily life...