Health & Science

Friday, January 19th 2024 - 10:54 UTC
Argentina reports more Covid-19 patients in ICU

Argentina's sanitary system is noticing an increase in the number of patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) with Covid-19 during the first weeks of January, it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires. ICU specialist Arnaldo Dubin spoke to local media about “mainly elderly patients, with many comorbidities and an out-of-date vaccination schedule.”
Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 10:41 UTC
Uruguayan homes for the elderly not fond of Covid-19 vax booster doses

One day after Uruguay's Health Ministry announced a new Covid-19 vaccination campaign, a business guild bringing together homes for the elderly announced no booster doses would be encouraged on their part.
Thursday, January 18th 2024 - 10:15 UTC
HMS Forth helps to understand extent of avian flu in South Georgia

Crew of Royal Navy Falklands patrol ship HMS Forth helped scientists understand the global impact of bird flu as the ship resumed South Atlantic duties after nearly a year away. The ship transported an expert to the island chain of South Georgia to see if the disease had reached the sub-Antarctic for the first time.
Wednesday, January 17th 2024 - 10:58 UTC
Uruguay launching new Covid-19 vaccination campaign

Uruguayan authorities have launched a vaccination campaign against Covid-19 as the malady is spreading nationwide with a “moderate intensity,” it was reported in Montevideo. The Health Ministry said 330,000 booster vaccines have become available.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 10:43 UTC
ITA Airways flight makes emergency landing in Montevideo due to passenger's death

An ITA Airways flight traveling from Rome to Buenos Aires had to make an emergency landing at Carrasco Airport in Montevideo this morning following the death of a passenger, according to airport sources.
Monday, January 15th 2024 - 09:22 UTC
Nutrition survey in Falklands by Newcastle University

The Falkland Islands are of five British Overseas Territories that have been chosen to participate in a nutrition study carried out by the UK- based, Newcastle University.
Friday, January 12th 2024 - 10:29 UTC
Second victim dies of equine encephalitis in Argentina

Health authorities in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires Thursday confirmed the first death due to Western equine encephalitis in the territory which was also the second nationwide. The victim was a 74-year-old woman with comorbidities from a semi-rural area. All 10 cases in the province -in General Viamonte, Junín, Leandro N. Alem, Arrecifes, Baradero, La Plata, Ramallo, Campana, and Bragado- required hospitalization, with only four of them discharged so far.
Friday, January 12th 2024 - 10:25 UTC
Paraguayan experts call for action against Covid-19

Paraguay's Director General of Health Surveillance, Águeda Cabello, this week echoed a recommendation by the country's leading physicians to wear face masks in healthcare facilities as the number of Covid-19 cases is reported to be on the rise.
Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 17:13 UTC
BAS staff awarded Polar Medal in 2024 New Year's Honors List

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have been awarded a Polar Medal in the 2024 New Year’s Honors List for their contributions to improving our understanding of Antarctica and enduring harsh Antarctic conditions.
Thursday, January 11th 2024 - 16:59 UTC
Avian Influenza detected in mammals in Sub-Antarctica for the first time; DEFRA funds for FlluTrailMap

The presence of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed on Thursday 11 January for the first time in mammals in sub-Antarctica. The disease was detected in elephant and fur seals on the island of South Georgia by experts from the UK’s world-leading Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA).