Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Exclusive-Russia to delay some climate projects, but will stay in Paris accord – Deputy PM
(Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko said on Thursday that Russia will have to delay implementation of some climate-related projects due to restrictions on supplies of foreig...
Jun 16, 2022
WHO getting monkeypox tests for Africa, urges vaccine readiness
DAKAR (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of procuring thousands of monkeypox tests for Africa but is not recommending mass vaccination at this stage, WHO Africa Director...
Jun 16, 2022
Africa reports 1,597 suspected monkeypox cases, 66 deaths this year – CDC
DAKAR (Reuters) -Africa has documented 1,597 suspected cases of monkeypox since the start of 2022, of which 66 have been fatal, the acting director of Africa's top public health agency Ahmed Ogwell Ou...
Jun 16, 2022
Wildfires in Spain’s Catalonia burn down 1,100 hectares of woods
ARTESA DE SEGRE, Spain (Reuters) - Three wildfires in Spain's Catalonia region reduced about 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres) of woods and bushes to ash, local firefighters said on Thursday, as a heat-wav...
Jun 16, 2022
Beijing bar-linked COVID outbreak is easing as measures take effect, official says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing's eight-day measures to fight a COVID-19 outbreak linked to a local bar has shown effect, a city government spokesperson said on Thursday. The bar-linked cl...
Jun 16, 2022
Roche suffers setback with Alzheimer’s treatment
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Thursday its Alzheimer's medicine crenezumab did not slow or prevent cognitive decline in people with a specific genetic mutation which causes early-on...
Jun 16, 2022
India records 12,213 new daily cases of COVID-19
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India recorded 12,213 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, its highest such tally in nearly four months. The country's richest stat...
Jun 16, 2022
Abbott pauses baby formula production in Michigan after heavy rains
(Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday it has stopped production of its EleCare specialty formula after severe storms in southwestern Michigan flooded areas of its plant in Sturgis, Michigan...
Jun 15, 2022
N.Korea reports another infectious disease outbreak amid battle against COVID
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic on Thursday, potentially adding to strains on the isolated country's healthcare system which is battling a...
Jun 15, 2022
California district curbs water supply to over-users in drought
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As a historic drought grips southern California, one district is getting tough on water usage violators by reducing their supply directly from the source so that...
Jun 15, 2022
