COVID-19

brain
COVID-19, Healthcare News
Coronavirus does not infect the brain but still inflicts damage
Healthcare Channel Apr 21, 2021

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, likely does not directly infect the brain but can still inflict significant neurological damage, according to a new study

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reaserchers
COVID-19, Medical Science and Technology
Researchers identify potential drugs for early treatment of COVID-19
Lourdes Antenor Apr 15, 2021

A new study using human genetics suggests researchers should prioritize clinical trials of drugs that target two proteins to manage COVID-19 in its early stages.

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safety
COVID-19, Healthcare
Opinion: Safety of Australians our No. 1 priority
Healthcare Channel Apr 13, 2021

Read the opinion piece by Australian Government Chief Medical officer, Professor Paul Kelly. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest priority in our response has been

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Tobacco
COVID-19, Healthcare, International News
Tobacco use is a $1.4T loss for US- New manual aims to build back better
Lourdes Antenor Apr 13, 2021

According to the CDC, cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer. In the United States, cigarette smoking is linked to about

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Papua
COVID-19, Healthcare
Papua New Guinea needs Australia’s help in securing vaccines
Lourdes Antenor Apr 12, 2021

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has left the door open to the possibility of sending Australian-made AstraZeneca vaccines to Papua New Guinea and the Australian Medical

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falsified
COVID-19
WHO warns of falsified COVID-19 Vaccine: BNT162b2
Lourdes Antenor Mar 29, 2021

This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to falsified COVID-19 Vaccine identified as “BNT162b2” detected in Mexico in February 2021 and recently confirmed as falsified to the

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nursing
Aged Care, COVID-19
Deaths from COVID-19 have progressively declined at nursing homes
Lourdes Antenor Mar 25, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects in U.S. nursing homes and long-term care facilities, resulting in an estimated 1.2 million infections and 147,000 deaths

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AstraZeneca
COVID-19
Statement on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safety by the WHO
Lourdes Antenor Mar 18, 2021

Some countries in the European Union have temporarily suspended the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure based on reports of rare

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fund
COVID-19
COVID Response Fund appeals for continued support on anniversary
Lourdes Antenor Mar 16, 2021

The fund has raised more than US$ 242 million from more than 661 000 individuals, corporations, and other organizations to support WHO and partners’ global

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phase
COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals
More priority groups for Phase1B of COVID-19 Vaccination Program
Lourdes Antenor Mar 10, 2021

Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine national roll-out strategy will commence on March 22, 2021. Here is what you need to know: Who will be

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oxygen
COVID-19, Healthcare News
Oxygen supply impacted in low-income countries as demand surges
Lourdes Antenor Feb 26, 2021

More than half a million COVID-19 patients in LMICs estimated to need oxygen treatment every day. New assessments show US$90 million immediate funding required to

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climate change
COVID-19, Healthcare News
Climate change may have played a role in the emergence of SARS-CoV-2
Lourdes Antenor Feb 10, 2021

Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for bat-borne coronaviruses, by driving growth of forest habitat favoured by

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