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Diabetes type 2 symptoms: 15 signs of high blood sugar damage on the body
Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at […]
Pregnant women vaccine advice: Experts make new recommendation after AZ fears
GMB: Dr Hilary says Denmark’s vaccine decision ‘a gamble’ When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any […]
Brazil's hospitals running out of sedatives as COVID-19 rages
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Hospitals in Brazil were running out of drugs needed to sedate patients on Thursday, with reports of the seriously ill being tied down and intubated without effective sedatives.FILE PHOTO: Medical workers take care of patients in the emergency room of the Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital that is overcrowding because […]
The link between structural racism, high blood pressure and Black people’s health
High blood pressure. Structural racism. What do they have in common? Researchers say they are two of the biggest factors responsible for the gap in poor heart and brain health between Black and white adults in the United States. And they are inextricably linked. Studies show high blood pressure, also called hypertension, affects Black adults—particularly […]
Kazakhs pick up COVID shots whilst shopping at the mall
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan is accelerating its vaccine roll-out by setting up drop-in vaccination points for anyone aged over 18 at shopping malls and bazaars visited daily by tens of thousands of people.Slideshow ( 4 images )The Central Asian country, which has seen just over 4,000 deaths due to COVID-19, is fighting a fresh peak […]
The first photo I ever took of my daughter, and the last
KAPPARA, Malta (Reuters) – I took the first photo of my daughter, Rebecca, moments after she was born on August 3, 2005.Rebecca Zammit Lupi, a 15-year-old cancer patient, reaches out for a ball held by physiotherapist Jonathan Dimech, in her room in Rainbow Ward at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre in Mater Dei Hospital, during […]
German COVID-19 cases jump by most since early January
Slideshow ( 2 images )BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany jumped on Thursday by 29,426 to 3.073 million, the biggest increase since Jan. 8 as the government seeks to push through tougher nationwide curbs to try to contain a third wave of the virus. The reported death toll rose by […]
Novavax vaccine: When will Novavax be approved in the UK?
Andrew Neil criticises France’s vaccine rollout When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. More than […]
US health experts meet on paused J&J COVID vaccine
A group of medical experts convened by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was set to hold a meeting on the J&J COVID vaccine on Wednesday, and might recommend new restrictions on its use. During the live-streamed event, the experts are expected to provide an update on the safety of the shot, […]