Can a WHO pandemic treaty help poorer nations in future outbreaks? Global accord aims to avoid the damage caused during Covid-19 and ensure vaccines and medical equipment are distributed equally to all The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
Walking 4,000 Steps A Day Could Help You Live Longer The lifespan of someone who walks at least 3,967 steps each day can be extended. Zenger · Aug 9, 2023
WHO declares ‘Eris’ Covid strain a variant of interest as cases rise globally Health risk of EG.5, which is related to Omicron subvariant, judged to be low but may drive larger wave of infections The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023
St John’s researchers develop software tool to help design supplementary feeding programme under ICDS Bengaluru researchers design software tool to aid in designing economical supplementary nutrition provisions for ICDS. Tool customised to work as mobile app, funded by WHO-India, based on local food database, designed to minimise cost, free to use, to optimise food provisions for children/pregnant/lactating mothers, to meet nutrient needs, to prevent… The Hindu · Aug 9, 2023
Can dogs get Covid? A new Covid variant dubbed as Eris has emerged across the UK - here’s what we know so far The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
“The kids just went ape”: This menacing riff shaped the playing of Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend and Jeff Beck – and had a guitar tone so aggressive it was banned from the radio Finally set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year, Link Wray was a guitar pioneer who – when he released Rumble in 1958 – made the instrument sound more dangerous than anyone before him Guitar World · Aug 9, 2023
Everything we know about EG. 5, the Covid subvariant dominating the US Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
COVID subvariant EG.5 and its spawn 'Eris' now dominant in the US An omicron subvariant called EG.5 has become the most prevalent version of SARS-CoV-2 in the U.S. by a narrow margin, according to CDC estimates. LiveScience · Aug 8, 2023
WHO designates ‘Eris' and related COVID strains as variants of interest as infections and hospitalizations tick upward Plus, a look ahead at what’s likely to come this fall and winter: ‘My best guess is we're heading back up to a high baseline’ of cases, one expert tells Fortune. Fortune · Aug 8, 2023
What to know about Covid variant Erias, the new strain in the United States Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023
"Oh god, there’s a weird old guy naked right in front of me": Watch Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong share his memory of meeting a nude Roger Daltrey In a 2005 interview, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong recalled meeting one "member" of The Who Metal Hammer · Aug 8, 2023
Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023
Morning Digest | Rajya Sabha passes Delhi Services Bill; Home Ministry seeks eighth extension to frame CAA rules, and more Read a daily selection of top stories from across India and the world by The Hindu to start your day The Hindu · Aug 8, 2023
The Hindu · Aug 7, 2023 WHO medical product alert: one batch of Indian-made combination syrup found contaminated in Iraq WHO warns of substandard COLD OUT syrup containing unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol. The product may have been distributed to other countries and can be fatal if consumed. Increased vigilance and testing is recommended, as well as informing WHO if the substandard product is discovered.
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023 Can dogs get Covid? A new Covid variant dubbed as Eris has emerged across the UK - here’s what we know so far
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023 Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK
Laptop · Aug 6, 2023 My daughter is only one, but I’m buying her a tablet: Here’s why I am buying my one-year-old daughter a tablet. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends no screen time for a one-year-old, but that is simply unrealistic. Here’s why.
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023 Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK
The Hindu · Aug 5, 2023 In TB detection, smear microscopy’s share still holds sway India's TB diagnosis rate is low, with over 40% of 10.6 million people globally who developed TB in 2021 not diagnosed. India, Indonesia, and Philippines account for 67% drop in diagnosis in 2020 due to COVID-19. India has been overly relying on smear microscopy for initial diagnosis, despite WHO guidelines…
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023 Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK
The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023 Intensified Mission Indradhanush 5.0 from Monday Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0, the vaccine catch-up campaign, which focusses on reaching zero-dose children aged between 0 and 5 years and pregnant women who might have missed any vaccine doses in the national immunisation schedule, will begin on August 7
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023 Mo Foster obituary Other Lives: Session bass guitarist who played on many hit singles and albums
The Hindu · Aug 3, 2023 India needs evidence-based, ethics-driven medicine Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have found that across ailments, population groups, study types, and treatment regimes, homoeopathic treatments lack clinically significant effects
The Hindu · Aug 3, 2023 The many challenges of ensuring maternal and child health in India A WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA paper titled ‘Improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth progress report 2023’, observed that India’s share of the total maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths was about 17%. Both newborns and women are extremely vulnerable in the hours and days after birth and therefore…