Air pollution: Coroner calls for law change after Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s death
Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s mother calls on the government to “reduce air pollution immediately”. Source link
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CoWIN to be scaled up to track every vaccine: RS Sharma – ET HealthWorld
The Centre’s CoWIN platform will be scaled up rapidly to service the third phase of the Covid-19 expanded vaccination drive starting May 1 under the new policy, National Health Authority chairman RS Sharma told ET on Tuesday, adding that it will continue to keep track of each vaccine administered and issue certificates. “The software (CoWIN) … Read more
The beauty ideal fuelling an illicit drugs trade
For Altou, a 19-year-old model, having a ‘slim thick’ body is the key to getting more likes and more work. Source link
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A cutting-edge experimental drug cuts nearly in half the risk of death among patients with a rare but aggressive cancer of the eye, new clinical trial data show. Tebentafusp has now become the first drug shown to improve overall survival in patients with … Read more
Eczema: Keeping a Positive Body Image
Gabby Bachner, a pharmacy student at the University of Georgia in Athens, found out she had eczema soon after she went to college. The specific type she has, called contact dermatitis, happens when her body touches something that causes an allergic reaction. Bachner, who works in a pharmacy, found that her scrubs and certain lotions … Read more
Administration May Force Nicotine Reduction in Cigarettes
April 20, 2021 The Biden administration is considering two moves that would affect tobacco companies and American smokers, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. First, the administration may require tobacco companies to lower nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels, the WSJ reported. Nicotine doesn’t cause cancer, … Read more
Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health
Researchers found that, on average, Black Americans reported an increase in “poor mental health days” during weeks where more than one deadly racial incident was in the news. Source link
More Signs COVID Shots Are Safe for Pregnant Women
Julia Wu, ScD, lead researcher and epidemiologist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Human Immunomics Initiative, Boston. Jacqueline Parchem, MD, maternal-fetal medicine specialist, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston. Christa Carrig, registered nurse; labor and delivery nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Andrea Edlow, MD, lead researcher and a maternal-fetal medicine … Read more
Covid: Plan for pills to treat virus at home by autumn
Antiviral medicines could be another tool to fight an anticipated third wave, Boris Johnson says. Source link
Johnson on plan for pills to treat Covid at home
Boris Johnson has announced a new “antivirals task force” to find “promising new medicines” to treat Covid by autumn. Speaking at the Downing Street briefing on Tuesday, the prime minister is hoping that people will be able to take a pill or tablet at home. Source link