A study by World Health Organisation has pointed out at breast cancer rates higher among women in more developed regions while the rates are increasing in nearly every region globally. In 2019 alone, approximately 2,68,600 cases of invasive breast cancer…
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Student who lost leg to cancer stops hiding her disability to inspire others
After being diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma (a type of bone cancer) at the age of six and undergoing three years of gruelling treatment, Felicia Cantone came to a decision. At the age of nine, she told her parents ‘let’s get…
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1 in 3 High School Seniors Who Misuse Prescription Opioids Turn to Heroin
TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 — Among high school seniors, nearly a third of those who misuse prescription opioids use heroin by age 35, a new study shows. “It is a very timely study given the number of adolescents and young…
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Giving up on virus control ‘dangerous’: WHO chief
The World Health Organization chief warned Monday that abandoning efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic, as suggested by a top US official, was “dangerous”, urging countries not to “give up”. “We must not give up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a…
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Who is at fault for COVID-19 crisis? Most Americans blame U.S. government, survey says
More Americans say the actions of the United States government caused the coronavirus situation in the country than attribute it to the policies of foreign governments or the World Health Organization. A new study from the University of Chicago Harris…
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WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus
The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday its “best estimates” indicate that roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus—more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases—and warned of a…
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Oct, Nov to be ‘tougher’ with more coronavirus deaths: WHO Europe
The World Health Organization expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in October and November, the head of the body’s European branch told AFP on Monday. “It’s going to get tougher. In October, November,…
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Mum who thought she just had a tummy ache wakes up paralysed from the waist down
When Emese Illes-Toth found herself in agonising stomach pain as she walked to the post office, she thought it was your usual tummy ache. But just five days later, the mum woke up paralysed from the waist down. An MRI…
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WHO sees hope despite looming 750,000 virus death toll
The World Health Organization insisted Monday there was still hope of conquering the coronavirus pandemic despite the suffering behind the looming landmarks of 750,000 deaths and 20 million cases. With both figures expected to be reached within days, the WHO…
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New study supports more frequent HIV screening among high-risk young men who have sex with men
A new study has found that HIV screening every three months compared to annually will improve clinical outcomes and be cost-effective among high-risk young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in the United States. The report, led by researchers…
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