Health & Science

Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Brazil not to isolate monkeypox patients, for now, Anvisa says

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Tuesday made it clear that measures already in place at airports and inside airplanes were being upped to protect people from COVID-19 as well as from other diseases and pointed out it isolating patients to tackle monkeypox was not among the recommendations issued.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:04 UTC
First case of monkeypox detected in Argentina?

Argentina's Health Ministry of Health Sunday announced the first suspected case of monkeypox had been detected in the country and that it was being monitored closely.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 09:25 UTC
COVID-19 continues to spread in Argentina, Chile

Argentina's Health Ministry Sunday reported 43,487 new cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days, a 27.94% increase over the previous report, in addition to 49 deaths due to the pandemic in the same period. The number of weekly cases has grown by more than 284% in one month.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Uruguay, Peru take preventive action against monkeypox

Uruguayan health authorities announced during the weekend they were monitoring the possible local appearance of suspected cases of monkeypox, based on “the symptomatology and travel history” of individuals.
Saturday, May 21st 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Endurance Conquered: A conversation with Mensun Bound, Director of Exploration of the Endurance22 project

By Sean Kingsley for Wreckwatch magazine* – Mensun Bound is a fifth-generation Falkland Islander, born to the sea and its mysteries. By fusing academia with firing the public imagination, he creates buzz after buzz around underwater archaeology. In the 1980s he set up and directed Oxford University MARE, England’s first academic maritime archaeological unit, and in 1994 was appointed the Triton Fellow in Maritime Archaeology at St Peter’s College, Oxford.
Saturday, May 21st 2022 - 08:55 UTC
BAS contributing to Antarctica's dynamic mapping and geographic information

The latest British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Antarctic Digital Database (ADD) data will be included in a world leading collection of geographic information. ADD is a compilation of the best available topographic data for Antarctica. It is managed by BAS’ Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) on behalf of The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research and is an essential tool for researchers navigating and understanding Antarctica’s ever changing landscape.
Saturday, May 21st 2022 - 07:49 UTC
WHO working closely with (ten) countries responding to monkey-pox

WHO and partners are working to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox. The virus is endemic in some animal populations in a number of countries, leading to occasional outbreaks among local people and travelers. The recent outbreaks reported across 11 countries so far are atypical, as they are occurring in non-endemic countries.
Saturday, May 21st 2022 - 07:45 UTC
Queues of vessels waiting to cross the Panama Canal as post pandemic global trade picks up

Global transportation bottlenecks that have surged since the pandemic have shaken industries, consumers, deliveries, and prices. Clear evidence of this can be seen in the current Panama Canal queues of vessels.
Friday, May 20th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
WHO greenlights CanSino single-dose Covid-19 vax for emergency use

The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday granted an emergency approval to the CONVIDECIA vaccine against COVID-19 developed by China's CanSino Biologics.
Thursday, May 19th 2022 - 23:48 UTC
Reach the World to Honor the Endurance22 Expedition with the 2022 Cronkite Award

The Endurance22 expedition will receive Reach the World’s 2022 Cronkite Award for Excellence in Storytelling. Reach the World will present the award at its Annual Benefit in New York City on July 20, 2022.