Hospitals in Turkey and Poland are filling up fast. Pakistan is restricting domestic travel to bring a surge in coronavirus infections under control. Even Thailand, which has weathered the coronavirus pandemic far better than many nations, is now struggling to…
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Why AstraZeneca and J&J’s Vaccines, In Use the World Over, Are Still on Hold in America
The World Health Organization greenlighted emergency use of AstraZeneca and Oxford’s covid-19 vaccine this month, following in the steps of the United Kingdom, the European Union and others, who are already injecting it as quickly as possible into the masses….
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Ghana is first nation in world to receive COVAX vaccines
Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India. The vaccines, delivered by…
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A Kickboxer Just Broke His Own World Record for Most Punches in 1 Minute
A kickboxer has set a new Guinness World Record for performing the most full extension punches in one minute. Pavel Trusov from Bratislava, Slovakia, completed a staggeringly rapid 334 reps in November 2020, breaking his own previous world record of…
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Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
THURSDAY, Nov. 26, 2020 – People who cook with wood instead of other fuels may be at risk of lung damage because of the pollutants and bacterial toxins they’re breathing, a small study suggests. Researchers studied the impact of cookstove…
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Eliminating COVID-19: what the world can learn from NZ and Taiwan
Both Taiwan and New Zealand have successfully eliminated COVID-19 with world-leading pandemic responses. By taking a particularly proactive approach, Taiwan’s response was probably the most effective and least disruptive of any country’s, researchers say. In an article published in the…
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VC Maria Velissaris looks to change male-dominated digital health world with femtech investments
Historically, the majority of all venture capitalists have been white and male. Even today, according to the latest Rock Health report, only 12.6% of partners at digital health venture funds are women, and only 14% of digital health startup deals were closed by women…
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Colors evoke similar feelings around the world
People all over the world associate colors with emotions. In fact, people from different parts of the world often associate the same colors with the same emotions. This was the result of a detailed survey of 4,598 participants from 30…
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Birth at a time of national emergency: from the second world war to coronavirus
Women the world over have had their pregnancy and birth experiences drastically altered as a result of the global pandemic. In the UK, the NHS had to quickly put measures in place to ensure that it could safely continue to…
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Coronavirus symptoms: How to tell if it’s NOT cold or flu – The key signs YOU have virus
The coronavirus outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Since its emergence, the virus has killed more than 210,000 people and infected 3,164,616, across 210 countries and territories, having first started in China. But what…
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