Health & Science

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 23:24 UTC

  Chile to be billed for travelers seeking treatment in Chubut

  

  Chile's government will pay for the non-urgent medical treatment given to citizens of that country at the hospital in the Argentine Patagonia city of Esquel, effective next month, following an agreement with the province of Chubut.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 19:18 UTC

  German WWII sunken submarine found off Necochea

  

  Researchers from the “Eslabón Perdido” (Missing Link) team have come across a German Reichsmarine submarine off the coast of Necochea in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires near Arenas Verdes and Costa Bonita, it was reported Tuesday.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 08:03 UTC

  Falklands Senior Veterinary Officer recommendations on Avian Influenza

  

  As we have learnt Avian Influenza is the current bird/poultry disease to look out for. Just to recap: Avian Influenza is a viral disease of birds (very seldom also humans), that is mainly transmitted via direct contact and/or droppings of infected birds. The symptoms can range from flu type symptoms (sneezing, respiratory distress) and decrease in the number of eggs laid, all the way to sudden death.

• Monday, October 17th 2022 - 19:04 UTC

  Argentine doctors highlight steep drop in COVID-19 vaccination

  

  Argentine physicians have voiced their concern after detecting a low number of children vaccinated against COVID-19 nationwide at a time when the pandemic is not over, it was reported.

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:00 UTC

  Global Handwashing Day draws awareness of hygiene deficits

  

  A United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) report released this week showed that some 700 children daily from diseases caused by inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene. The document also pointed out that 3 in 10 people worldwide lack basic hand washing facilities with soap and water

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Biden administration extends COVID-19 emergency

  

  President Joseph Biden's administration Thursday announced an extension for 90 more days of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency declaration. The measure has been in practice since January 2020.

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  Brazilian gov't releases pediatric COVID-19 vax

  

  Brazilian health authorities have released Pfizer's pediatric Covid-19 vaccine to be applied to children aged 6 months or older who have comorbidities, it was announced Thursday.

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 09:04 UTC

  First patient with monkeypox dies in São Paulo

  

  São Paulo's State Health Secretariat Wednesday confirmed the first death statewide of a patient suffering from monkeypox. The patient was a 26-year- old local male resident in South America's largest city, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  The Falkland Islands and forty years of progress: environment and science

  

  Queen’s University, Belfast, will be hosting a very special academic event dedicated to “The Falkland Islands and Forty Years of Progress: environment and science”, to be held on 20 October at the Elmwood Building, School of Natural and Built Environment, in the Northern Ireland capital.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Oldest marine DNA in Antarctica retrieved

  

  Researchers from Australia's University of Tasmania have reportedly found the oldest marine DNA in history in the Scotia Sea in Antarctica, according to an article carried by the journal Nature Communications. The study also involved scientists from the University of Bonn.