The population geneticist Martin Sikora is researching at the University of Copenhagen with the help of ancient DNA how epidemics, migration movements, and environmental factors have influenced humans throughout history. #AncientDNA #Populationsgenetik #Ötzi (translated)
Heart failure is increasingly considered an epidemic in Italy, affecting around 800,000 people and requiring widespread dissemination of effective therapies to improve prognoses and reduce hospitalizations. #ScompensoCardiaco #SalutePubblica #Cardiologia (translated)
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic. #OpioidCrisis #SyntheticDrugs #Fentanyl
Insisting that people eat healthily is not effective, which has led countries like Colombia and the United States to implement restrictive measures such as taxes and regulations on food advertising and labeling, in an attempt to combat the growing obesity epidemic. #Obesidad #ComidaSaludable #PolíticasDeSalud (translated)
The discovery of 184 tablets in Turkey reveals aspects of Hittite life 3,400 years ago, including reports of an epidemic that affected children and requests for military aid against adversarial threats. #Hititas #arqueología #historia (translated)
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is the deadliest in its history with more than 4,400 deaths, still leads many patients to prefer staying at home despite the efforts of caregivers in Bunia, the epicenter of the crisis. #Ebola #RDC #SantéPublique (translated)
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic. #OpioidCrisis #Fentanyl #SyntheticDrugs
The author said the world needed to learn from past health crises as climate change and globalisation brought dengue and chikungunya to Europe. They also called for global vigilance against Ebola and argued that medical professionals should prioritise evidence over activism when addressing future threats. #covid #sarscov2 https://t.co/TJNyIiVvYZ #SaludGlobal #CambioClimático #Epidemias #EU #AS
On National Vaccination Day, Flamengo emphasized the importance of keeping vaccinations up to date to prevent diseases, protect the population, and promote health at all ages. The club encouraged updating vaccination records and stated that a vaccinated and immunized population was better protected. #dataespecial #vacinação #saúde #prevenção (translated)
In Kenya, the third case of Ebola has been confirmed in a 65-year-old woman who was in quarantine due to close contact with the first two patients. #ebola #kenija #epidemija (translated)
Researchers estimated that between 2020 and 2023, about 9,500 residents of the Netherlands may have become infected with the West Nile virus, indicating a significantly higher level of mosquito-borne infections than recorded. #WirusZachodniegoNilu #Zakażenia #Epidemiologia (translated)
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a new province, North Ubangi, where two cases have been confirmed, while the virus has caused over 9,000 infections and more than 4,000 deaths since its onset. #ebola #epidemija #DRKongo (translated)
The second table of the V Health Day of elDiario.es highlighted the need for a preventive and coordinated approach in healthcare in the face of climate change, considering that this is the greatest current health risk and that policies must go beyond mere epidemiological surveillance. #SaludPública #OneHealth #CambioClimático (translated)
Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, a close relative of the first victim who died ten days earlier has been infected, and the health ministry is urging the public to take a calm but cautious approach, emphasizing that there is no evidence of virus spread in the community. #ebola #kenija #epidemija (translated)
The World Bank announced the sending of 83 million euros, of which 71 million is intended for the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the epidemic has claimed more than 4,300 lives. #Ebola #DRKongo #SvjetskaBanka (translated)
It is not over until it is over... but it never ends. Everything could be summed up with the phrase: "It is not over until it is over... but it never ends," which is how the infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci (the epidemiologist in charge in the US during COVID and in recent years in that country) titled his farewell essay from public service, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. #EnfermedadesInfecciosas #SaludGlobal #CambioClimático (translated)
"Although COVID-19 activity has seen some recent increases, the number of cases remains low in the United Kingdom," said Alex Allen, consultant epidemiologist at UKHSA. #COVID19 #variantaXFG #Europa (translated)
Hot tea and coffee can increase the risk of esophageal cancer, as drinks over 65 degrees Celsius can damage the mucous membranes of the mouth and esophagus, as confirmed by a British study. #Krebsrisiko #Heißgetränke #Epidemiologie (translated)
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has already resulted in more than 4,300 deaths. #JavaScript #AdBlocker #WebDevelopment (translated)
A measles outbreak in the Netherlands is possible, as the vaccination rate against measles in many municipalities is lower than in Pennsylvania, where an epidemic is currently raging. #mazelen #vaccinatie #gezondheid (translated)
