Health

Zimbabwe restricts gatherings, food vending as cholera cases spike

HARARE (Reuters): Zimbabwe's government has started restricting public gatherings and food vending, while monitoring burials in all areas affected by…

6 months ago

Vaccinated people 4 times less likely to get long Covid, says study

Monitoring Desk Stockholm: Getting at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine before your first bout of infection can significantly…

6 months ago

China grapples with respiratory illness spike; WHO says no unusual pathogen found

SHANGHAI (Reuters) : China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and…

6 months ago

WHO says misuse of antibiotics undermining efficacy

COPENHAGEN (AFP): Misuse of antibiotics is denting their efficacy and spawning resistant bacteria which could be responsible for 10 million…

6 months ago

WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illness

Geneva (AFP): The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north…

6 months ago

Malaria jabs set for broader rollout in Africa

Cameroon (AFP): The United Nations heralded Wednesday the forthcoming scale-up of malaria vaccination across Africa after a first shipment of…

6 months ago

Covid-19 variant maintains threat: WHO

GENEVA (AFP): Covid-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe, the World Health…

6 months ago

Woman’s death during butt-lift surgery prompts UK-Turkey meeting

Monitoring Desk ISTANBUL: British officials are to meet with counterparts in Turkey after the death of a British woman during…

6 months ago

Indian researchers find no link between sudden death and COVID shots

NEW DELHI (Reuters): Indian researchers found no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination was behind "unexplained sudden deaths", a medical organisation said…

6 months ago

Bayer woes pile up as blood thinner drug trial fails

NEW YORK (Reuters): Germany's Bayer has aborted a large late-stage trial testing a new anti-clotting drug due to lack of…

6 months ago

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