This April 7, the World Health Organization (WHO) turns 75 and takes advantage of the date to strengthen its commitments with the theme Health for all In 1950, exactly two years after the creation of the World Health Organization (WHO), the body established the day dedicated to reflections, discussions and actions in favor of the […]
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Marburg virus: WHO publishes report on the risk of spreading the disease
In the African country nine dead and 34 contacts followed; of the Ebola family, the virus is one of the deadliest in the world, but the organization sees a low chance of a global outbreak The global risk of spreading the Marburg virusof the same family as ebolacausing an outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, is low, […]
Covid-19: First Brazilian case of Kraken variant identified in Indaiatuba, SP
The variant was detected in a 54-year-old woman residing in the municipality; WHO states that XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible strain to date. THE Variant XBB.1.5 Of coronavirusknown as Krakenwas detected for the first time in Brazil this Thursday 5. The patient is a 54-year-old woman who lives in the municipality of indaiatuba, interior of […]
Covid-19: What we know about the Kraken variant, XBB.1.5, spreading rapidly in the US
WHO has turned on the alert for the strain, which has already been identified in more than 25 countries; new version of the virus comes from Omicron The new subvariant of omicrona XBB.1.5it is expanding through WE and already accounts for about 40% of cases of COVID-19 in the country, up from 20% last week. […]
WHO publishes draft international treaty against pandemics and their ‘catastrophic consequences’
The provisional text indicates that the response to these threats “must be proportionate, limited to health risks and avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and commerce” GENEVA – A World Health Organization (WHO) presented this Tuesday 6, the conceptual draft of an international treaty, convention or similar legal instrument to combat the future pandemics, which, […]
Mpox: WHO recommends new name for monkeypox treatment
According to the World Health Organization, the deletion of the term “monkey” (“monkey”) was decided after considering the scientific and health communities of 45 countries THE World Health Organization 🇧🇷WHO) recommended this Monday 28, that the monkeypox be treated just like”mpox” and replace “monkeypox‘, which has been used in English since the middle of this […]
More than 1 billion teens and young people are at risk from using headphones and playing loud music; comprehend
A study published in the scientific journal “BMJ Global Health” underlines the urgent need for preventive measures for hearing health The common habits among young people, the use of headphones – usually at full volume – and the frequenting of environments with loud music have aroused concern from specialists. A study recently published in the […]
Men’s sperm count is decreasing. And this is a mystery to scientists.
Count is not the only factor that affects fertility but also other aspects such as sperm rate PARIS – The Count of semen of men worldwide are declining at an accelerating rate after declining by 50% over the past 40 years, reveals a new study published this month in the journal Human Reproduction Update🇧🇷 The […]
Will there be more pandemics after covid-19? Probably yes
Among the necessary strategies are equal access to vaccines, investment in research and epidemiological surveillance. There is consensus among scholars of public health and disease dynamics that new pandemics Turn it. It is up to world science to predict possible threats and, for each country, to strengthen the health system to address the prognosis in […]
Is the covid-19 pandemic over? See what the experts and the WHO are saying
The World Health Organization maintains the state of international health emergency for the disease caused by the coronavirus; Europe begins to see a new high, but Brazil does few tests About two-thirds of the world’s population has received at least the first dose of one of the vaccines against COVID-19but the inequality between vaccination rates […]
