Health & Science

Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
Brazil will reopen its Antarctica base Comandante Ferraz next January

The Brazilian Navy will inaugurate its new 4,500 m² Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station (EACF) in January 2020, the head of the Navy Programs Management Directorate (DGePM), Vice Admiral Petronio Augusto Siqueira de Aguiar, said earlier this month.
Wednesday, October 9th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Johnson & Johnson must pay US$ 8 billion punitive damages for Risperdal drug

Johnson & Johnson must pay US$8 billion in punitive damages to a man who previously won US$680,000 over his claims that it failed to warn that young men using its antipsychotic drug Risperdal could grow breasts, a Philadelphia jury said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Two Americans and a Briton win the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize

Two Americans and a Briton won the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for discovering a molecular switch that regulates how cells adapt to fluctuating oxygen levels, opening up new approaches to treating heart failure, anemia and cancer.
Saturday, October 5th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Trump suspends entry of immigrants who cannot pay for healthcare

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation suspending entry of immigrants who cannot pay for their healthcare costs and will not be covered by health insurance within 30 days of entering the United States.
Saturday, October 5th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
WHO and FIFA agree to promote healthy life-styles through football globally

The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, agreed on Friday a four-year collaboration to promote healthy lifestyles through football globally. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President Gianni Infantino signed the memorandum of understanding at WHO’s Geneva-based headquarters. “WHO is excited to be working with FIFA. Half the world watched the 2018 World Cup. This means there’s huge potential for us to team up to reach billions of people with information to help them live longer healthier lives,” said Dr Tedros.
Friday, October 4th 2019 - 14:57 UTC
Falklands flagged, BAS latest incorporation: RRS Sir David Attenborough”

The Royal Research Ship RRS Sir David Attenborough, has been flagged to the Falkland Islands and officially named in a ceremony at Birkenhead, near Liverpool on Thursday September 26.
Thursday, October 3rd 2019 - 09:58 UTC
British/Argentina AMR research partnership programs with £5 million of UK aid

The UK government has provided £5 million of aid as part of an Argentine program to manage antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in agriculture and its impact on the environment. The funding will go to five research partnerships between the UK and Argentina.
Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Giant 350bn tons of ice calve from the Amery shelf in Antarctica

For nearly 20 years, researchers have closely watched a “loose tooth” of ice dangle from the edge of the Antarctic ice sheet, waiting for it to detach.
Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:11 UTC
WHO launches digital app to improve care for older people

On the International Day of Older Persons, October first, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a package of tools, including a digital application to help health and social workers provide better care for older people.
Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Polar ship RRS Attenborough, a floating science lab prepares to address the climate change

UK's new £200m polar research ship has officially been named the “Sir David Attenborough” after the famous BBC broadcaster and naturalist. A bottle of champagne was smashed against the hull of the vessel by the Duchess of Cambridge.