Health

Heart failure is one of the most common cardiopathies in the over-65s. It is characterised by the inability of the heart to perform its pump function, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the rest of the body and "stagnation" of blood…

Exoskeletons – wearable devices used by workers on assembly lines or in warehouses to alleviate stress on their lower backs – may compete with valuable resources in the brain while people work, canceling out the physical benefits of wearing…

The UAE on Saturday sent an aid plane carrying nine tonnes of medical supplies, testing kits, ventilators and Covid-19 vaccines to Rwanda

Pan-resistance in the USA: The CDC in Atlanta has issued a weekly report sounding the alarm for the USA because it has recently detected pan-resistance in two independent groups of Candida auris (C. auris) in health facilities in Texas and…

Sudden patient death during ambulance transport: has a patient ever taken you by surprise? That is, has a cardiorespiratory arrest ever occurred while you were in the crew, in a patient's home, or in your own ambulance, without any warning?

There is "no reason" that someone who is pregnant or breastfeeding shouldn't get vaccinated, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the latest push to get more people jabbed

Vaccinated but Covid-positive: why the numbers from the fourth wave of the pandemic confirm the effectiveness of vaccines

Medulloblastoma: Hospital researchers with the Universities of Tor Vergata, Sapienza and Trento have discovered the mechanism of the most aggressive form of the disease and identified drugs to block its growth

AED, the so-called 'Good Samaritan Law', the legislation that modifies the use of life-saving devices, has been passed: legal liability for those who provide aid is excluded

Ethiopia (Africa): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, today started a six-day mission to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia