On Olympic Day, 23 June 2020, the International Olympic Committee and WHO together with the United Nations launch a partnership to encourage individuals and communities around […]
Category: HEALTH & WELLNESS
ACT-Accelerator update
Today, the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) published its consolidated investment case, alongside the costed plans of the member organizations. Launched at the end […]
Listings of WHO’s response to COVID-19
Last updated 29 January 2021 —— WHO provides this timeline of the Organization’s COVID-19 response activities for general information. WHO will update the timeline on […]
WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
WHO today accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms. The Solidarity Trial was established […]
A New Database Outs Clergy With Sexual Abuse Allegations
Protestant Accountability contains public records documenting over 2,700 church workers who either committed sexual abuse or mishandled related investigations while holding institutional authority. The database […]
Don’t Let Small Mistakes Become Big Ones
Sometimes, the biggest mistake we can make is refusing to admit that we’ve made one. What could have been a minor misstep then becomes a […]
access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalls
Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a […]
Adults Who Ate the Most Ultra-Processed Food Showed Early Brain Damage in MRI Scans
Ultra-Processed Foods May Harm the Brain via Increased Belly Fat Ultra-processed foods contain ingredients you wouldn’t find in a home kitchen, such as preservatives, emulsifiers, […]
WHO experts to travel to China
WHO experts will travel to China to work together with their Chinese counterparts to prepare scientific plans for identifying the zoonotic source of the SARS-COV-2 […]
One-third of Australians could benefit from preventive heart attack and stroke medications: New risk assessment
Australia’s updated cardiovascular disease risk calculator is identifying substantially more Australians aged 45–74 as being at “intermediate” risk of heart attack and stroke, according to […]