Category: World Health

Wuhan reports no new virus cases, offering hope to world

BEIJING — Last month, Wuhan was overwhelmed with thousands of new cases of coronavirus each day, but in a dramatic development that underscores just how much the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States, Chinese authorities said Thursday that the city and it’s surrounding province had […]

New China virus details show challenge for outbreak control

It can spread person to person, even if someone is showing no symptoms. The next in line can continue to pass it on. The incubation period is so long that people may not know where or when they picked it up. Details that emerged last week about the […]

Diabetes drug victims demand justice in French trial

PARIS — Victims of a diabetes drug suspected in hundreds of deaths pleaded for justice as a massive trial involving more than 4,000 plaintiffs opened Monday for French pharmaceutical giant Servier Laboratoires and France’s medicines watchdog. The company and the oversight body stand accused of involuntary manslaughter, fraud […]

Doctors: Nearly 8000 Malaria cases in Sudan province

CAIRO — Doctors in Sudan say the number of malaria cases in North Darfur province has climbed to nearly 8,000 people in less than a month. They are warning that the outbreak in the country’s far-flung west may persist if the Sudanese government and international organizations do not […]

Why Cuba Has the Best Doctors in the World

One of the greatest paradoxes in Cuba is how a country where the average wage is only $20 per month can keep its population as healthy as those of developed nations. The main reason for this accomplishment is Cuba’s ability to produce well-trained, quality doctors and a good healthcare system […]

For stomach cancer, aerosol chemotherapy offers breath of hope

“Classic chemotherapywas awful… but with this treatment, I feel hope,” says French pensioner Jacques Braud, who is undergoing treatment for stomach cancer with a new form of therapy dispersed by aerosol. Several hours before going into theatre, Braud is waiting in his room, looking surprisingly relaxed with a […]

Massive military crackdown against militants in Arunachal: Rijiju

New Delhi : Union minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday said security forces in Arunachal Pradesh have launched a massive operation against the insurgents who killed an MLA and 10 others in the state. He said when members of local community are involved in insurgent activities and maintain links with militants, […]

FDA allows treatment of depression with club drug’s cousin

WASHINGTON — A mind-altering medication related to the club drug Special K won U.S. approval Tuesday for patients with hard-to-treat depression, the first in a series of long-overlooked substances being reconsidered for severe forms of mental illness. The nasal spray from Johnson & Johnson is a chemical cousin […]

Measles cases soar worldwide, UN warns of ‘complacency’

Just 10 countries were responsible for  three-quarters of a global surge in measles cases last year, the UN children’s agency said Friday, including one of the world’s richest nations, France. Ninety-eight countries reported more cases of measles in 2018 compared with 2017, and the world body warned that […]

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