America
Team builds first living robots—that can reproduce
Photo: A mature xenobot (red) gathers its own kind (green). / © Douglas Blackiston and Sam Kriegman AI-engineered and hand-built xenobots - living machines made from frog embryonic cells -…
Category: Health
Health
Walks during pregnancy: guidelines according to the trimester
Exercise throughout pregnancy is good for both mother and baby. Regardless of which trimester of pregnancy you are in, always listen to your body when walking for exercise during pregnancy.…
Health
“They didn’t help her to overcome or ‘digest’ the rape because they didn’t even believe her”
There is a Spanish blog that is collecting and publishing testimonies of people who say they have suffered mistreatment, or that they have seen it happening, during so-called "treatment" of…
America
Even Christmas trees are not immune to the pandemic deficit and inflation
Even Christmas trees are not immune to the pandemic deficit and inflation that plague the economy. Extreme weather and disruption of supply chains have reduced the supply of real and…
Health
New policy brief from WHO warns of health consequences of depriving children of liberty
Whether it’s a prison, a refugee camp or an orphanage, there is no place in the world where children should be deprived of liberty. If children are kept in closed…
Health
Addressing technical gaps and fostering leadership on environment and health: the WHO Bonn School
This November has seen the second edition of the Bonn School on Environment and Health, focused on creating transformative public health leadership in the WHO European Region and at country…
Health
Surprising trends in rates of overweight and obesity across the Region
New analysis from WHO/Europe identifies surprising trends in rates of overweight and obesity across the Region An analysis has identified that in some countries of the WHO European Region, rates…
Europe
Update on COVID-19: We need to shift from reaction to stabilization mode in this crisis
Statement by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe 7 December 2021 Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, Last month, we alerted that a further half a…
Health
Omicron full of mutations: why everyone is so afraid of the new COVID-19 strain and how dangerous it is
A new strain of COVID-19 was found in southern Africa - it forced several countries to restrict air travel and tighten security measures at once. The WHO believes that the…
Europe
Protecting health through the urban redevelopment of contaminated sites
Public Waste Agency of Flanders (OVAM) Abandoned coke plant in Zeebrugge, Belgium. Industrial use, waste disposal, the increased use of chemicals and hazardous substances, and poor environmental management during past…