Health & Science

• Friday, March 1st 2024 - 05:00 UTC

  Cuban government begs UN food program for milk to feed children

  

  The Cuban government has asked the UN's food program for help as food shortages on the Communist-run island worsen. The World Food Program (WFP) said it had received an unprecedented official request from the Cuban government for help providing powdered milk to children under seven years of age.

• Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:51 UTC

  Almost all of Peru under dengue health emergency

  

  Peruvian authorities declared a state of health emergency in 20 of the country's 25 regions due to an outbreak of dengue fever. ”Tomorrow 20 regions of the country will be declared in sanitary emergency for a period of 90 days due to (the cases of) dengue,” Prime Minister Alberto Otárola announced. The state of health emergency allows the authorities to grant a larger budget to combat the disease, among other measures.

• Tuesday, February 27th 2024 - 20:27 UTC

  Scientific teams conclude summer studies at Antarctica’s giant Thwaites Glacier

  

  Teams of scientists and support staff with the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, (ITGC) have spent the past couple of months working on the Thwaites Glacier to advance our knowledge of how it interacts with the ocean and climate, and improve the predictions of its future contributions to sea level rise.

• Monday, February 26th 2024 - 11:23 UTC

  English tourist dies during flight from Falklands to Punta Arenas

  

  A British passenger flying with his wife from the Falkland Islands to Punta Arenas arrived dead at the Chilean airport. The 59-year-old English tourist and his wife were planning to catch a connecting flight to Santiago de Chile.

• Thursday, February 22nd 2024 - 10:21 UTC

  WHO warns against an increase in the number of cases of measles

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned this week of a 79% global increase in the number of cases of measles, “a childhood illness caused by a virus that easily spreads among people and can be very harmful to children,” of which over 300,000 detections were recorded last year.

• Wednesday, February 21st 2024 - 08:58 UTC

  Argentina: Alberto Fernández partly to blame for dengue crisis, Spokesman Adorni says

  

  Argentine Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni Tuesday blamed the administration of Alberto Fernández (2019-2023) for “much of the problem” stemming from a spread of dengue fever in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA). Adorni spoke of a “failure” in public policies under the previous government regarding the current mosquito invasion.

• Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

  Buenos Aires under heavy mosquito invasion

  

  In Argentina, the City and Province of Buenos Aires are going through a “peak of abundance” of the Aedes albifasciatus mosquito, which has led specialists to recommend the citizenry to up all preventive measures and use repellents, mosquito nets, and wear long-sleeve clothing. These insects are said to be behind the spread of the Western Equine Encephalitis virus (WEE).

• Tuesday, February 20th 2024 - 07:18 UTC

  Positive avian flu confirmed in wandering albatross in South Georgia

  

  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues to affect the wildlife on the sub-antarctic islands of South Georgia. The latest results from samples taken from the islands reveal that the disease has now been detected in the wandering albatross (as at 9 February 2024).

• Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 10:11 UTC

  Brazil: Six state capitals begin vaccinating children against dengue

  

  Health authorities in Brazil started Friday vaccinating children against dengue in six out the the ten State capitals chosen to start the South American Country's immunization program for which 712,000 doses were made available. The distribution of dengue vaccines to 315 municipalities began on February 8.

• Friday, February 16th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  Dental marketing budget: How much do you need to spend to scale your business?

  

  In the competitive world of dental care, standing out in a sea of choices isn't just about offering top-notch services or having the most advanced equipment. It's increasingly about how effectively you market your practice.