Health & Science

• Monday, May 27th 2024 - 06:37 UTC

  Outbreak of leptospirosis in Brazil's flooded areas; health authorities warning

  

  The first four deaths from the waterborne bacterial disease, leptospirosis, have been reported in the southern Brazil state of Rio Grande do Sul, where floodwaters following days of unprecedented rainfall have started to recede, but health authorities are warning of additional fatalities.

• Friday, May 24th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

  Uruguay: Respiratory diseases on the rise amid low vaccination coverage

  

  Uruguayan physicians reported this week that respiratory infections and emergency room visits for this type of illness are on the rise. In addition, the Health Ministry has expressed concern about the low number of pregnant women who have received the flu vaccine this season.

• Friday, May 24th 2024 - 10:15 UTC

  Mild avian flu cases among humans in Michigan and Texas

  

  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, are reporting a second human case of avian flu has been found as the outbreak spreads among birds and cattle in the country.

• Friday, May 24th 2024 - 09:19 UTC

  Standing ovation in Parliament for Craig Mackinlay, “The Bionic MP”

  

  Craig Mackinlay, a conservative member of Parliament serving South Thanet, was given a standing ovation by his peers on return to his bench in Westminster. The “Bionic MP” as he likes himself to be called has prosthetic hands and feet, which were amputated following a septic shock, and the quick reply from his wife a pharmacist.

• Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:30 UTC

  Uruguay purchases scientific hydrographic research vessel from the US

  

  Uruguay has purchased a private scientific hydrographic vessel, from a United States company, Global Seas LLC, and has paid US$ 3,5 million, according to official information from the government.

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

  BAS marine biologist elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society

  

  Professor Lloyd Peck, Science Leader and marine biologist at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), joins over 90 exceptional researchers from across the world in being elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.

• Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 09:14 UTC

  Cambridge will vote to award Freedom of the City to Ice Patrol HMS Protector

  

  Next 23 May a full council meeting from the landlocked city of Cambridge will decide on plans to award the Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Protector, Freedom of the City.

• Tuesday, May 14th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

  Falklands, Anti-stigma campaign on Mental Health supported by FIG and UK

  

  This Mental Health Awareness week Monday 13 – Sunday 19 May 2024 the KEMH Public Health Unit are launching a second survey focusing on developing an anti-stigma campaign for the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, May 14th 2024 - 09:44 UTC

  Falklands: Pharmacy Department's repeat prescriptions delays

  

  The Falkland Islands Pharmacy Department would like to remind the public of the process to receive a repeat prescription while the Department is temporarily short-staff, as there could be a delay in the timing for collections of orders.

• Monday, May 13th 2024 - 10:36 UTC

  Recipient of modified pig kidney dies 7 weeks after procedure

  

  Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old man who had received a genetically modified pig kidney on March 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital, died this weekend. He had terminal kidney disease when he received the organ during a four-hour operation that was considered a scientific milestone. The transplantation of organs from one species to another is a growing field known as xenotransplantation.