Search For "world health organization"
Research suggests doctors prescribe fewer painkillers during nightshifts t
Updated : 4 days, 8 hours ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Physicians are 20 to 30 per cent less likely to prescribe an analgesic during nightshifts (compared to daytime shifts) and prescribed fewer painkillers than were generally recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a new study.
Read More
Study: New sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder
Updated : 5 days, 3 hours ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) recently listed a new sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), termed complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). An international team has now summarized the symptoms of the long-awaited new diagnosis
Read More
WHO says risk of Monkeypox spread in Russia remains high
Updated : 5 days, 8 hours ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the risk of the spread of Monkeypox in Europe, including Russia, is high.
Read More
Monkeypox cases in Europe tripled in last 2 weeks
Updated : 5 days, 22 hours ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 1 (ANI): Monkeypox cases in Europe have tripled in the last two weeks, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Europe chief warned as he urged countries to do more to ensure the rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent.
Read More
South-East Asia should scale up covid vaccination coverage: WHO
Updated : 6 days, 7 hours ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): Amid an incessant rise in Covid cases, the World Health Organization called on countries in the South-East Asian region to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination coverage today.
Read More
WHO ramps up response in Eastern Africa amid looming health crisis
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it's intensifying its operations to the looming health crisis in eastern Africa amid acute food insecurity.
Read More
South Korea: Seegene develops diagnostic reagent for monkeypox
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 29 (ANI/Global Economic): Seegene, a South Korean molecular diagnosis company, said on June 28 that it has developed the diagnostic reagent for monkeypox "NovaplexTM MPXV Assay."
Read More
Doctors prescribe fewer painkillers during nightshifts than during the day
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): According to a new study, physicians were 20 to 30 per cent less likely to prescribe an analgesic during nightshifts (compared to daytime shifts) and prescribed fewer painkillers than were generally recommended by the World Health Organization.
Read More
Monkeypox presently not a global health emergency: WHO
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 26 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) after convening a meeting said on Saturday that the Monkeypox presently does not amount to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Read More
Research reveals breast cancer spreads at night
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): Unexpectedly, circulating cancer cells that later form metastases primarily emerge during the sleep phase of the affected individuals, according to a recent study by scientists at ETH Zurich, the University Hospital Basel, and the University of Basel.
Read More
Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder, says WHO
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Read More
8 African countries report confirmed monkeypox cases: WHO
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo] June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight African countries have so far reported confirmed monkeypox cases, with several more countries reporting suspected cases, announced the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti Thursday.
Read More
