Health & Science

Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 13:28 UTC
WHO: Advocates around the world #Speakup for #RoadSafety

In the context of the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week (6-12 May 2019), thousands of road safety advocates from around the world are highlighting the need for more effective leadership for road safety. Strong leaders - both government and nongovernment alike - are those who #SpeakUp for road safety and act on the concrete interventions which have proven to save lives.
Monday, May 6th 2019 - 08:41 UTC
Unmarked grave of the Elephant Man traced at City of London cemetery

The unmarked grave of Joseph Merrick, who is better known as the Elephant Man, has been traced after nearly 130 years, it has been claimed. Merrick had a skeletal and soft tissue deformity which saw him as a freak show attraction, then a medical curiosity.
Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Leonardo da Vinci suffered of “claw hand” which impaired him from painting, Italian doctors have suggested

Leonardo da Vinci could have experienced nerve damage in a fall, impeding his ability to paint in later life, Italian doctors suggest. They diagnosed ulnar palsy, or “claw hand”, by analyzing the depiction of his right hand in two artworks. It had been suggested that Leonardo's hand impairment was caused by a stroke.
Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 06:56 UTC
Measles outbreak in Church of Scientology cruise ship “Freewinds” forces the quarantine of 300 passengers

The Church of Scientology’s cruise ship Freewinds with 300 passengers aboard has been quarantined in port by the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia for measles after a female crew member was diagnosed with the highly contagious, preventable disease.
Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 08:45 UTC
US measles cases increasing among unvaccinated children and adults

American health officials report that more than 700 people have been infected by measles this year, marking a 25-year high for the infectious disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that cases had been recorded in 22 states and were mostly affecting unvaccinated children.
Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:32 UTC
Australia plans to cull two million feral cats to save native wildlife

Australia's federal government is once again in the spotlight for a years-old plan to cull 2 million feral cats by 2020, this time after details emerged about the reported use of poison-laced sausages to reduce the island's wild cat population.
Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Oceans teeming with viruses, from North to South Pole and down to 4000 meters deep

The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count. Marine viruses were found from the surface down to 4,000m deep and from the North to the South Pole. Though most are harmless to humans, they can infect marine life, including whales and crustaceans.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
Two Los Angeles universities on quarantine following measles outbreaks

 A United States nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday. The quarantine affects the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) and comes as the United States battles the highest number of measles cases since the country declared the virus eliminated in 2000.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 08:41 UTC
Bolsonaro worried horrified over penis amputations because of lack of hygiene

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday expressed horror over the 1,000 penis amputations that he said occur each year in the country due to a lack of basic hygiene, a figure he called “ridiculous and sad.”
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 08:33 UTC
World Immunization Campaign Week

This week is World Immunization Week, which runs until April 30th. This campaign, celebrated worldwide, aims to champion the power of vaccines to protect our health, and prevent outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization.