As children will soon go on a few weeks’ vacation from day-care centers, kindergartens, and schools, the number of unintentional poisonings, drownings in buckets, and other catastrophic events are predicted. Last year during the week before Passover, there were 1,119 queries – an increase of about 30% from the year compared to the weekly average […]
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1 April 2024 – As of January 2024, Iraq has achieved the polio transition process in full. It is the first country among the polio transition priority countries to achieve this remarkable feat. Polio transition involves repurposing polio assets – knowledge, network and infrastructure – to strengthen the broader public health functions of a country within […]
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common species of bacteria found in our bodies – and may even be lurking in your gut, mouth or nose right now. But it’s also a notoriously harmful bacteria that can make us very ill. It’s the most common cause of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the US and the second most frequent […]
Continue ReadingMarital intimacy can be an unspoken casualty of war. Four neighbors from Efrat, all wives of soldiers serving in reserve duty and small business owners, noticed similar concerns being expressed by their female friends and clients. “How can I go to the mikveh and think of my own pleasure when we’re at war/when my […]
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The country faces an alarmingly high malnutrition rate, with nearly 2.4 million children aged under 5 years suffering from stunting. 25 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The conflict in Yemen enters its 10th year today, with over half of the country’s population in desperate need of aid and an estimated 17.8 million people requiring health […]
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Eating leftovers can be a great way to save money, diversify your cooking repertoire and reduce food waste. But eating leftover food can also be risky as these foods have already been exposed to bacteria in the environment. If you haven’t stored and re-heated leftovers correctly, you could be putting yourself at risk of potentially […]
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Dairy cows in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico fell sick due to the bird flu, the latest case of the virus spreading to mammals, the US Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday. The cattle experienced decreased lactation, a low appetite, and other […]
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Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean 26 March 2024– On behalf of the World Health Organization, it is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic loss of one of our dedicated team members, Engineer Emad Shehab, in Deir-ez-Zor City, Syria, who lost his life in the early hours of […]
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The neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced in 2015 that he could soon be capable of performing the world’s first human head transplant procedure. This would mean that it would be possible to remove someone’s head, and graft it onto the neck and shoulders of another person. As of yet, this has only been performed on cadavers […]
Continue ReadingA goat was found to be infected with the H5N1 subtype of bird flu at a farm in Minnesota, marking the first such case of bird flu in a domestic ruminant (cattle, sheep, goats, and their relatives) in the US, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health said last week. In February, bird flu was […]
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