Health & Science

Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:07 UTC
Uruguayan President vaccinated against measles

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and several members of his cabinet received the measles vaccine at the Executive Tower on Friday, underscoring the government's push for immunization following a regional health alert and a small domestic outbreak.
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Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 08:56 UTC
First case of super flu K confirmed in Mexico

Mexico's Health Ministry confirmed late Friday the country's first human case of the Influenza A H3N2 subclade K variant, a strain commonly referred to in the media as “super flu K.” The case was detected by the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER). The patient received antiviral treatment and has since recovered.
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Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 19:28 UTC
Scientists to research life in extreme cold seeps of the Argentine coast with MV Falkor

A team from the US based Schmidt Ocean Institute and its research vessel MV Falkor together with scientists from Argentina will undertake the first and most comprehensive visually guided study of Argentina’s cold seeps, beginning 14th December until 10 January 2026.
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Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 10:08 UTC
PAHO urges region to prepare for Northern Hemisphere respiratory virus surge

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert, urging countries in the Americas to adjust their preparedness in anticipation of the upcoming winter season in the Northern Hemisphere. The alert highlights the imminent increased circulation of influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19).
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Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 04:11 UTC
The Best Medical Alert Systems In Canada: What’s Available Today

It can be challenging to find the right medical alert system, especially for a loved one who may be vulnerable and elderly. Canadians have access to more personal emergency response technology than ever before, which offers seniors and other vulnerable members of society excellent security, independence, and peace of mind.
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Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 22:25 UTC
Killer sea sponge in deep Antarctic waters traps and devours live species

A team from The Nippon Foundation’s Nekton Ocean Census worked with Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ship Falkor to reach far beneath Antarctic waters, where they found/discovered and recovered, with the help of a robot submarine, a raft of sea bed species
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Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 21:58 UTC
Southern Brazil hit by extratropical cyclone

Heavy rainfall triggered by an extratropical cyclone battering Southern Brazil caused widespread flooding on Tuesday, turning streets into rivers and hillsides into waterfalls across Florianópolis, São José, Palhoça, and Biguaçu.
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 20:16 UTC
New strain of mpox detected in UK

According to reports from the United Kingdom dated Monday, health officials in the country have identified a new, genetically recombinant variant of mpox (monkeypox) in an individual who recently traveled back from Asia, prompting immediate analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
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Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:35 UTC
Uruguayan health authorities launch key vaccination campaigns

Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) launched this weekend a measles vaccination campaign after several detections were confirmed within a family that had arrived from Bolivia.
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Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 22:27 UTC
Sexual exploitation of children on the rise in Chile

Chilean Public Prosecutor's Office found that the sexual exploitation of children in the South American country was a “growing structural problem” between 2022 and 2024, with female adolescents aged 14-17 disproportionately targeted, prompting authorities to call for stronger state intervention to enforce the Lanzarote Convention.
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