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Why there are so few victims of COVID-19 in Africa
Only 7 percent of Africans have been vaccinated, but the number of newly registered cases there is much lower than in Europe, Deutsche Welle reports. What is the reason? Far…
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Christmas bonus for doctors, pensioners and people with disabilities in Greece
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced an additional Christmas bonus for health workers, low-income pensioners and people with disabilities who receive benefits. The additional bonus aims to reduce the…
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Four days tied by his feet, hands, and torso to a stretcher, in Spain
Enrique Gonzalez: "You feel as if you have been buried alive" " they got on top of me, reduced me, put me on the stretcher and tied me up", SPAIN.…
Europe
What are public health and social health measures and why are they still needed at this stage in the COVID-19 pandemic?
We spoke to Dr Ihor Perehinets, who leads WHO/Europe’s Public Health and Social Measures pillar (part of the COVID-19 Incident Management Support Team), to better understand what public health and…
Environment
Hundreds have been stung by frightened scorpions after torrential rains in Egypt
Heavy rains and floods in a southern Egyptian province have claimed the lives of three people and more than 500 are in hospital after scorpion stings, state media reported, the…
Health
Antimicrobial effectiveness leaning to ‘tipping point’ resistance – FAO
We may soon reach “a tipping point” when antimicrobial resistance (AMR) becomes the leading cause of death – surpassing heart disease and other so-called lifestyle illnesses, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said…
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Re-infection with COVID-19 is more dangerous than the first
Re-infection with COVID-19 is more dangerous than the first: what scientists know about those who have recovered several times If the new type of coronavirus stays with us forever, and…
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Biologists succeed in erasing memories
Japanese scientists from Kyoto University were able to erase memories in the brains of experimental mice. For this, the researchers used the technique of optogenetics - optical effects on the…
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Gold May Help Humanity Against Antibiotic Resistance
Researchers at the Southern University of Science and Technology, Fudan University in China and the University of Leeds in the UK have recently joined forces to make gold particles more…
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Bee Honey and its Therapeutic Application
Honey has historically been used as food by cavemen. Bees were bred in ancient Egypt more than 6,000 years ago. Even then it was found that in addition to nutritional…