Health

Spain has confirmed that a pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the Zika virus - the first such case in Europe. The health ministry said the woman had recently returned from Colombia, where it is believed she was infected. Zika has been…

In the wake of the World Health Organization’s announcement Monday that Zika virus constitutes a public health emergency, research groups and public agencies are mobilizing to tackle the emerging infection and its suspected links to a…

Between 22 and 27 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notified WHO of 5 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. Details of the cases A 47-year-old…

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it is convening an emergency committee on Monday to decide if the Zika virus outbreak should be declared an international health emergency. At a special meeting Thursday in Geneva, WHO…

Authors: Dr. Rommel Jadaan, M.D., PhD. Emergency Medicine (1) Dott. Fabio Vivian, Driving Instructor-Confarca (2) Dr. Aurelio Tommasi, MD, General Director(1) (1) SUEM 118- Servizio d’ Urgenza ed Emergenza Medica Crespano del Grappa,…

Cycle responders in NHS are fully trained to work on their own and operate in busy areas which are difficult to travel through in a car or ambulance. Staff on bikes in London can get through narrow streets, pedestrian areas and shopping…

Latvia's Norde car dealer will turn to the Administrative Court to contest the decision of the Procurement Supervision Bureau (IUB) on results of the tender held by the Latvian Emergency Medical Aid Service (NMPD) to buy 52 ambulance cars.

Donauwörth, 21 January 2016 – In December, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) awarded the certification of the increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) for the H145

The Five Year Forward View is no longer just a vision but a reality. After working with patient groups, clinicians, local government and national partners, the NHS tapped into a widely accepted consensus on the need for change, and…

A firefighter with the East Pulaski volunteer fire department was killed while responding to a patient with a medical issue Friday morning, a spokesman with the sheriff's office said.