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[ad_1] World Health Organization (who) published today a first indicative survey on the impact of COVID-19 on health systems based on reports from 105 countries. Data collected from five regions during the period from March to June 2020 illustrate that almost all countries (90%) experienced interruptions in their health services, …

[ad_1] Seven years ago on Wall Street, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged investors to “buy my Abenomics,” promising to chart a path to growth for a deflated Japan. Fast-forward to 2020, and Abe, now Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, is resigning due to poor health, leaving an economy that is smaller, …

[ad_1] A child (C) watches a healthcare worker (L) take a nasal swab from his mother during a COVID-19 … [+] Coronavirus screening test in Mumbai on August 19, 2020 (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The …

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that people in 90 percent of countries have faced disruptions in essential health services since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In its survey ‘Rapid assessment of the continuity of essential health services during the Covid-19 pandemic’, the WHO said that …

[ad_1] Share on PinterestResearchers say that women are more likely than men to get the flu vaccine. They add that whites and Asians also have higher immunization rates. fake images In a new study, researchers say that a low flu vaccination rate in certain parts of the United States does …

[ad_1] CANBERRA: Abe’s abrupt resignation on Friday as Japan’s prime minister came as a surprise to many, but not entirely unexpected given his health problems and the precedent he set in 2007 with an equally sudden resignation for health reasons. Other considerations behind your decision are also important. Most obvious …

[ad_1] Dr. Stephen Hahn, the embattled head of the Food and Drug Administration, offered a guarantee Monday: Any vaccine for public use will be approved “on the basis of science and data.” “We will not make that decision on the basis of politics,” he said in a interview with CBS …

[ad_1] On Sunday, dozens of civic groups and former opposition parties announced a unified program to establish a new political system in Lebanon and rejected the new candidate for prime minister, Mustapha Adib, who is currently ambassador to Germany. Speakers who read the group’s statement at Martyrs’ Square in Beirut …

[ad_1] The World Health Organization urged countries on Monday to continue to implement security measures to control the spread of the coronavirus, such as limiting public gatherings and protecting vulnerable groups as they try to reopen businesses and services. “The more control countries have over the virus, the more they …

[ad_1] August 31, 2020 Amazon.com last week inserted Halo, a combination of fitness tracker, app, and subscription service. The device will take on Fitbit, which is being acquired by Google, Apple Watch and others, while possibly building on Amazon’s ambitions in the healthcare space. The AI-enabled wristband tracks activity and …