Nigeria, the need to respond to a yellow fever outbreak in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
Nigeria in the throes of a yellow fever epidemic. In early November 2020, positive samples for yellow fever were reported from five Nigerian states.
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COVID-19 pneumonia, Harvard Medical School study on the biphasic course of infection
COVID-19 infection, Harvard is the protagonist of an interesting study on one of the issues of greatest concern for healthcare workers today: that relating to the evolution of infection in the respiratory tract, pneumonia above all.
Cholera outbreaks predicted using climate data and AI
Cholera outbreaks: climate data taken from Earth orbiting satellites, combined with machine learning techniques, are helping to better predict outbreaks of cholera and potentially save lives.
UK, COG-UK discovers 17 mutations of COVID-19 in London and the South East
COG-UK, a UK government consortium, at the centre of interesting observations on the pandemic in the UK. COVID-19 mutations are described as 'impressive' by the UK COG-UK scientists who discovered 17 mutations of the Spike protein in the…
Rescue and Patient Care Techniques During Covid-19 in UK
Rescue and Patient Care Techniques in UK. With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, there has been a rapid adoption and advancement of digital health in hospitals.
HEMS, ADAC Air Rescue project in Germany for transporting patients in need of blood by helicopter
Helicopter and blood transport, ADAC Air Rescue (Luftrettung) pilot project with Bundeswehr hospitals in Ulm and Koblenz
In COVID-19-Positive Stroke Patients, More Severe Strokes and Worse Outcomes Than in…
COVID-19-positive stroke patients are more likely to experience stroke in areas of the brain that are associated with more severe strokes, to have worse outcomes, and to die in the hospital than COVID-19-negative stroke patients, according…
COVID-19, by what mechanisms does the coronavirus reach the brain? Scientific publication by the…
COVID-19 reaches the human brain via the olfactory mucous membrane and then through relative innervation reaches the brain.
Covid-19 Situation in the UK: where does the Pfizer vaccine come in?
The occurrence of Covid-19 cases across the UK
Maternal and Child Health, Pregnancy-related risks in Nigeria
Pregnancy-related risks in Nigeria: it is bothersome to know that every Nigerian woman has a 1-in-22 lifetime risk of dying during pregnancy, child-birth, or after delivery. And also that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared…