Health & Science

Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:12 UTC
Polar navigation to be revolutionized and more efficient with AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will enable ships navigating in polar ocean conditions to be more efficient using a new route planning tool created by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) researchers. The tool aims to reduce carbon emissions and optimize science.
Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
RRS Sir David Attenborough leaves for Falklands and Antarctica next Sunday

Next Sunday, 20 November, Falklands flagged he RRS Sir David Attenborough departs from Harwich for a short stop at Portsmouth to take on fuel before leaving for Antarctica. Its first point of call will be the City of Stanley, Falkland Islands, three and a half weeks later. From there it will continue to the freezing region, fully loaded and with its capacity for lodging sixty scientists.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 19:30 UTC
Moderna says updated vaccine available to Uruguay has stronger antibody response

The Moderna laboratories Tuesday reported that their two bivalent Omicron-targeting new messenger RNA (mRNA) technology booster vaccines (mRNA-1273.214 and mRNA-1273.222) have a superior antibody response compared to a booster dose of the basic RNA vaccine.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Uruguay's Vaccine Committee summoned to rule on need for new Covid booster dose

Uruguayan Health Minister Daniel Salinas Monday announced the Vaccine Committee had been convened to decide on a possible booster against COVID-19. He also reviewed his plans to leave his post next year.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
G20 devises “insufficient” pandemic response fund

Indonesian President Joko Wikodo Sunday announced the creation by the G20 countries of a special US$1.4 billion readiness fund for future pandemics.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 13:08 UTC
Diabetes keeps spreading throughout the Americas, PAHO warns

The number of people with diabetes in the Americas has tripled in three decades, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced Friday in a report released in Washington, DC.
Friday, November 11th 2022 - 20:13 UTC
COVID-19 cases in Brazil on the rise

The Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) has warned of an alarming increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Brazilian States of Amazonas, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rio Grande do Sul.
Friday, November 11th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
New satellite monitoring of whales in South Atlantic underway

The 7th edition of the whale satellite monitoring program by the Argentine branch of the Wildlife Conservation Society started the monitoring of 22 specimens in the Atlantic Ocean to obtain data on the life cycle of the southern right whale species, it was reported.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 19:26 UTC
Peru launches contingency plan as COVID-19 cases surge

Peruvian health authorities Wednesday announced a contingency plan amid an increase in cases of COVID-19 in the regions of Lima, Arequipa (south), and Loreto (north).
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 20:28 UTC
COVID-19 outbreak halts travel to US McMurdo Antarctica Base

The United States National Science Foundation (NSF) has been forced to stop inbound travel to the McMurdo Base in Antarctica following a COVID-19 outbreak that has gripped nearly 10% of the staff, it was reported late Thursday, although essential arrivals and departures for health and safety reasons will still be allowed.