Health & Science

Friday, July 29th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine health authorities devise strategies against monkeypox

Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti convened a meeting with “experts” to generate “strategies to strengthen epidemiological surveillance, work together with the jurisdictions to decentralize diagnosis, train health teams and generate information actions for society.”
Friday, July 29th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Full dinosaur skeleton auctioned for over US$ 6 million

The complete skeleton of a dinosaur that lived at the end of the Cretaceous era has been sold Thursday in a Sotheby's auction in New York for US$ 6.1 million to an anonymous bidder who also purchased the rights to name the fossilized creature at will, it was announced.
Thursday, July 28th 2022 - 22:00 UTC
China: Full lockdown reinstated in Wuhan area due to COVID-19

In line with their Zero-COVID policy, Chinese authorities have placed an entire district on the outskirts of Wuhan under strict lockdown for the first time since 2020, it was reported.
Thursday, July 28th 2022 - 20:36 UTC
Uruguay back to vaccinating children against COVID-19

Uruguay Thursday resumed vaccinating children aged 5 to 13 against COVID-19 after an Appellate Court reversed earlier this week Judge Alejandro Recarey's ruling halting the therapeutic procedure.
Thursday, July 28th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Falklands approves importation, possession, use and sale of Cannabidiol (CBD)

The Executive Council of the Falkland Islands has approved that the importation, possession, use and retail sale of excepted products containing Cannabidiol (CBD) in the Falklands should be lawful. The announcement was reported on the Falklands government page.
Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 21:25 UTC
Fauci, WHO agree: vaccines not enough to stop monkeypox

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned earlier this week that vaccines alone are not enough to stop the spread of the monkeypox epidemic and urged people at risk to take additional precautions. Meanwhile, White House Senior Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a broadcast interview that about 99% of the cases have occurred in men who have sex with men.
Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 21:00 UTC
Passarella has a neurological condition similar to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Daniel Alberto Passarella, who captained Argentina to their first ever World Cup title, on home soil in 1978, has been reported to have a neurodegenerative condition with combined signs and symptoms of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, which keeps him isolated at home most of the time.
Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Court rules Uruguay may resume vaccination of children against COVID-19

A Montevideo Court of Appeals Tuesday reversed a previous decision by a lower court halting vaccination of children aged between 5 and 13 years against COVID-19, Health Minister Daniel Salinas announced. The administration of these drugs will be resumed Thursday without prior appointments needed.
Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
A first international database on Leopard seals' births and pups, shows they roam well beyond Antarctica

Leopard seals remain mostly a mystery given the limited information and research on the species and its range of action. However, an international study shared by several Antarctic institutes and universities identifies leopard seal births and pups in the first database of its kind and reveals evidence that these sightings are not limited to the Antarctic.
Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 09:33 UTC
Argentine gov't open to compensating those damaged by COVID-19 vaccines

People who have suffered an “adverse event” from COVID-19 vaccines may seek compensation from the Argentine Government as per the “Covid-19 Reparation Fund,” according to Health Ministry Resolution 7/2022 published Monday in the Official Gazette.