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[ad_1] A team of scientists from China suggests that people who wear glasses for more than 8 hours a day may be less susceptible to infection from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The study appears recently in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology. SARS-CoV-2, a highly infectious and deadly virus …

[ad_1] Animals carry all kinds of bacteria and viruses, even friendly and domesticated ones like dogs and cows. This is why we pasteurize animal products like milk and cheese and encourage people to avoid raw foods. Just because Uncle Jim Bob runs an organic farm doesn’t mean his free-range goats …

[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) outlined five steps on Thursday to help governments and health care leaders better protect health workers from violence, physical and biological hazards and improve their mental health in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO also calls on governments to promote national programs …

[ad_1] More than 3,000 people in northern China have been diagnosed with a bacterial infection after an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year. Nearly 22,000 people in Lanzhou City, capital of Gansu Province, were tested and 3,245 tested positive for brucellosis, the Lanzhou National Health …

[ad_1] Social distancing may have kept flu cases at historic lows worldwide, suggests a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data from Australia, Chile, and South Africa show a small fraction of influenza cases from April to July, the months that make up the typical influenza …

[ad_1] Global public health programs have two central ethical responsibilities: providing health services for the benefit of populations and minimizing the risk of unintended harm to people. That is, to provide health benefits safely. In May 2019, the 72nd World Health Assembly approved the establishment of World Patient Safety Day, …

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[ad_1] TOKYO A challenging year awaits Yoshihide Suga, who has been elected Japanese prime minister in the shadow of a new period of domestic and foreign policy difficulties coupled with calls for early elections. The leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Suga, was elected the country’s new prime …

[ad_1] HISTORIAN PAPER models say a lot about political leaders. Suga Yoshihide is Toyotomi Hidenaga, the younger brother and right hand of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the best known warlord who united Japan in the 16th century. As Abe Shinzo’s loyal chief cabinet secretary for nearly eight years, Suga played a similar …

[ad_1] September 17, 2020 Suga Yoshihide he became the 99th prime minister of Japan. He obtained the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party with 377 votes out of a possible 535, following the resignation of Abe Shinzo due to health problems in August. Suga, who served as Abe’s chief cabinet …