Health & Science

Saturday, July 8th 2023 - 14:00 UTC
US invites countries to combat synthetic drugs, but China, main producer of fentanyl declines

The United States on Friday called on dozens of countries to work together to combat synthetic drugs, but China declined an invitation to attend.
Friday, June 30th 2023 - 08:25 UTC
Falklands organizing campaign to completely eradicate hydatid disease

The veterinary service of the Falklands is asking Islanders to fill out a short survey to help with the battle against tapeworms. The tapeworm E.granulosus primarily completes its lifecycle between dogs and sheep, with the intermediate stage in sheep causing hydatid cysts.
Thursday, June 29th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Uruguay: School winter recess stretched, brought forward due to viruses

Uruguayan authorities finally decided Wednesday that primary school pupils will have a two-week winter recess between July 3 and July 14 in a move to curb the contagion of respiratory diseases that have caused at least two deaths so far, it was reported in Montevideo. Plans to hold online classes that had been evaluated earlier this week have been dropped.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Uruguayan pupils return to virtual classes due to respiratory infections

Uruguayan authorities Tuesday decided that, effective July 3, schooling nationwide will be online for the next two weeks before winter break, due to the increase of respiratory infections “in the general population and especially in children,” it was reported in Montevideo.
Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 09:53 UTC
Brazil reports first case of avian flu in farm bird

Brazilian authorities Tuesday confirmed the detection of the first case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI - H5N1) in a poultry bird in the municipality of Serra, in the State of Espírito Santo, but insisted commercial production remains safe. The South American country is the world's largest chicken exporter, with US$ 9.762 billion collected in 2022.
Monday, June 26th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Penguin Propulsion: The Physics Behind the World’s Fastest Swimming Birds

A piece from the American Institute of Physics points out that Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, and that ability comes from their unique and sophisticated wings.
Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 11:03 UTC
HIV cases on the rise in Paraguay

According to a study from Paraguay's General Directorate of Health Surveillance released Thursday, the South American country recorded a sharp increase in the number of cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), it was reported in Asunción.
Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Falklands survey to continue with Hydatid control/eradication in the Islands

The tapeworm E.granulosus primarily completes its lifecycle between dogs and sheep, with the intermediate stage in sheep causing hydatid cysts. Humans exposed to tapeworm eggs in dog faeces can also develop hydatid cysts in their liver or lungs and this can make people extremely unwell, and can be fatal if untreated.
Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 11:00 UTC
WHO to train 6,000 healthcare pros to help Peru fight dengue

The World Health Organization (WHO) is to train more than 6,000 healthcare professionals to assist Peru in the dengue epidemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday. Peru is experiencing one of its worst dengue crises, with 81,202 confirmed cases and at least 193 deaths.
Tuesday, June 20th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
BAS new ten-year strategy, Polar Science for a Sustainable Planet

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is launching on Monday 19 June, its new ten-year science strategy that addresses urgent scientific challenges facing our world, namely in the continents of the Arctic and Antarctic and the impact that the Polar Regions have across our planet.