The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered devastating consequences for human life and the global economy. Maritime and air transport are two essential activities that underpin […]
Category: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, appointed WHO Special Envoy for the ACT-Accelerator
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, has appointed Mr Carl Bildt as WHO Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator). In his […]
Love and Its Problems | Psychology Today
What is love? There are various types of love. You can love a piece of music, a food, your pet dog, a favorite city, or […]
Shaped by people with spinal cord injury, study puts exercise to the test for chronic pain
Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis, right, monitors research participants at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna. Credit: University of British Columbia Exercise prescribed according to international spinal cord […]
Targeted radiation shows promise for life-threatening kidney cancer complication
A UTSW clinical trial studied a treatment strategy for kidney cancer with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus (IVC-TT) that used targeted radiation on the tumor […]
Why My Spirit Needs My Daily Photos
I have always been a walker and a watcher. I study the details of neighborhood houses and in the nearby pond, and on the evergreens […]
WHO and Switzerland launch global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch the first WHO BioHub Facility as part of […]
WHO reports progress in the fight against tobacco epidemic
Many countries are making progress in the fight against tobacco, but a new World Health Organization report shows some are not addressing emerging nicotine and […]
Marginalization, lack of primary care provider increase risk of early death from metastatic breast cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who are marginalized or lack access to a primary care provider are at greater risk of early death from newly […]