Creating and evaluating the score to assess overdose: the OD score - Nagashima K, Yasuno N, Watanabe M.
BACKGROUND: During disasters (including epidemics such as coronavirus disease 2019), the capacity of emergency departments is exceeded, thereby hindering the administration of appropriate lifesaving measures. Furthermore, the number of overdose patients in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Fauci Grilled by Subcommittee; Vaccine Sales Plunge; Nanoplastics in Water
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Anthony Fauci, MD, former chief medical adviser to the White House, sat for the first of 2 days of meetings with the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 9, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africa ’s Pharma Industry
BioNTainers, facilities equipped to manufacture a range of mRNA-based vaccines have been inaugurated in Rwanda in December 2023. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPSBy Aimable TwahirwaKIGALI, Jan 8 2024 (IPS) An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa’s domestic industry with the hope of helping the continent tackle vaccine inequity and fill the critical gap in vaccine manufacturing.
The agreement to operationalize the foundation was signed in Kigali, Rwanda, in late 2023.
What is important, according to stakeholders, is to focus efforts o...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aimable Twahirwa Tags: Africa COVID-19 Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Rwanda Source Type: news
Cut-throat injury in attempted suicide amidst coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Kuang Joo L, Abdullah N, Abd Mutalib NS, Mohd Saad S, Mat Baki M.
In the presence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a lengthy period of movement-control order had caused huge negative impact on the socioeconomic status of some patients and affected their mental health. Self-quarantine in this pandemic ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Ocular emergencies during the coronavirus disease 'safer at home order' in Wisconsin - Maganti N, Huang L, Banghart M, Channa R, Chang JS, van Landingham SW.
INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus pandemic created large shifts in utilization of hospital resources, patient presentations, and delivery of medical care. OBJECTIVES: This retrospective study evaluated the ocular emergencies at a tertiary-care academic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Morocco: Morocco Logs 130 New Covid-19 Cases Over Past Week
[MAP] Rabat -- Some 130 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Morocco during the last week, the Health and Social Protection ministry said on Friday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus Health and Medicine Morocco North Africa Source Type: news
Three viruses behind Covid-like symptoms, testing key: Doctors
India, which is also seeing a slight uptick in Covid cases, recorded 761 new cases on Friday and 12 deaths due to the viral disease. The number of active Covid-19 cases in the country came down marginally to 4,334 from 4,423 on Thursday. The JN.1 subvariant has become the dominant Covid-19 variant in India, accounting for more than 60% of the coronavirus cases in the country, according to people with knowledge of the matter. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nirmatrelvir During Acute SARS-CoV-2 Does Not Reduce Risk for Long COVID
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 -- Treatment with nirmatrelvir during acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is not associated with a reduced risk for subsequent development of long COVID, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Citing Misinformation, Florida Health Official Calls for Halt to Covid Vaccines
Federal health officials and other experts have repeatedly sought to counter erroneous comments about the vaccines by Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida ’s surgeon general. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Rumors and Misinformation Food and Drug Administration DeSantis, Ron Ladapo, Joseph A Florida Source Type: news
Long Covid causes changes in body that make exercise debilitating – study
Experts say severe muscle damage, mitochondrial problems and microclots may explain impact of working outMany people with long Covid feel tired, unwell and in pain for lengthy periods after exercise, and researchers say they now know why.Experts say they have evidence that biological changes are to blame, such as severe muscle damage, mitochondrial problems and the presence of microclots in the body.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 4, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research World news Microbiology Science Netherlands Source Type: news
Florida Health Official Calls for Halt to Covid Vaccines
Federal health officials and other experts have repeatedly sought to counter erroneous comments about the vaccines by Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida ’s surgeon general. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Rumors and Misinformation Food and Drug Administration DeSantis, Ron Ladapo, Joseph A Florida Source Type: news
Covid Has Resurged, but Scientists See a Diminished Threat
Hospitalizations have ticked upward, and there are at least 1,200 Covid-related deaths each week. Americans should mask more often, and vaccination rates remain too low, experts say. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Elderly Hospitals Deaths (Fatalities) Disease Rates Influenza United States Source Type: news
GM's 2023 U.S. vehicle sales were its best since 2019
DETROIT – General Motors' U.S. vehicle sales increased 14.1% last year to represent the automaker's best year since 2019, prior to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and yearslong supply chain problems. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday reported sales of roughly 2.6 million vehicles in 2023,…#detroitgeneralmotors #detroit #marissawest #buick #chevrolet #gmc #cadillac (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: What Covid Diaries Have in Common With Samuel Pepys' 17th-Century Plague Diaries
[The Conversation Africa] People keep diaries for all sorts of reasons - to record events, work through difficult situations, or manage stress and trauma. The ongoing COVID inquiry shows diaries also have important political and historic significance. The UK's former chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance's diaries have been a key source of evidence, exposing the chaos within government at the time. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Coronavirus Europe and Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Source Type: news
The economic graph of the year for 2023
I’ll put up the final Coronavirus update of the year later today, but before we leave 2023, let me put up the graph that I think explains about 90% of the economic data this past year. And here it is: Here’s the explanation: the situation just before the pandemic is lines S1, D1. The two rounds of…#coronavirus #s1 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
