Health

Indonesia, the $134 million handed over by Akidi Tio's family will go towards oxygen supplies, a self-quarantine facility and support for health workers

Relentless attacks on patients, health staff and medical facilities in Central African Republic (CAR) during a countrywide surge in violence are forcing the suspension of medical activities and seriously constraining people’s access to…

Italia Emergenza's course "Autism Spectrum Disorder; from diagnosis to rehabilitation interventions" is a suitable course for all health professionals to provide specific skills in recognising this disorder and transform into practice…

Epsilon variant of Covid: only two cases, in Italy, already isolated

EMA has started evaluating an application to extend the use of Kineret (anakinra) to include treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adult patients with pneumonia who are at risk of developing severe respiratory failure…

Africa has recorded a 43% week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, as hospital admissions increase rapidly and countries face shortages in oxygen and intensive care beds

Bangladesh still under the grip of Covid-19: the number of deaths is about 200 a day, hospitals are saturated and citizens are struggling to find drugs to treat their loved ones

Quality training offered at Emergency Expo: DMC, Dinas Medical Consultants Limited, based in Swansea, Wales, specialises in medical and fleet consultancy providing medical cover for events, project management training to include first aid…

A useful new feature from the Waze app: if you have an emergency in a holiday resort or in a place other than the city where you live, don't worry: with Waze, if you use the emoji of an ambulance, you can find the nearest emergency room

HIV and Coronary Artery Plaque: researchers ID condition with potential cardiovascular disease implications. Significant amounts of atherosclerotic plaque have been found in the coronary arteries of people with HIV, even in those considered…