Covid-19 case numbers low, but hotspots emerging in over 12 Gauteng townships, suburbs - MakhuraMakhura said the province was not enjoying the closure of the economy - but, when the economy opened, measures had to be put in place to ensure the environment was not harmful to people.ALSO READ | 2 veteran officers die of…
LONDON (Reuters) - A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety by the pandemic of COVID-19, United Nations health experts said on Thursday. “The isolation, the fear, the uncertainty, the economic turmoil - they all cause or could cause…
May 4, 2020 | 8:40am | Updated May 4, 2020 | 11:00am As scores of researchers across the world scramble to develop vaccines for the novel coronavirus, a World Health Organization envoy is cautioning that one may never appear at all, according to a new report. Dr. David Nabarro, who also serves as a professor…
Doctors in Europe are working to determine if the coronavirus could be linked to rare cases of young children dying from an inflammatory condition that leads to high fevers and swollen arteries, a report said.CLICK FOR THE LATEST ON CORONAVIRUSMatt Hancock, the U.K.’s health secretary, said Tuesday that some of the children who died had no…
Scientists still don't know whether coronavirus antibodies give a person immunity or reduce the risk of reinfection, even as some nations consider issuing passports or certificates that indicate whether someone has had the virus, World Health Organization officials said Monday.Some countries are considering issuing so-called immunity passports or risk-free certificates to people who have antibodies…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to