The Atlantic

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A new intervention from researchers, philanthropists, and government officials in Mali uses universal health care and basic public-health strategies to address child mortality.

The Atlantic

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Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday, James Hamblin takes questions from readers about health-related curiosities, concerns, and obsessions. Have one? Email him at paging.dr.hamblin@theatlantic.com. Dear Dr. Hamblin, I’m a healthy 76-year-old thinking abo

TIME

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This pandemic seems a little different in that the U.S. doesn’t seem to be serving as a model for how to best respond. What has been responsible for that? If you score the U.S., our domestic response has been weak but can improve. Our R&D response—fu

STAT

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The U.S. government pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is unlikely to be lifted for at least another week or 10 days.

The Atlantic

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News of scientific developments now reaches a much wider audience in this pandemic. But not all science news is created equal, and the difference between a meaningful study and a meaningless one is typically distinguished only through terms many Amer

Woman's Own

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Yasmin Ibrahim, 49, from London ‘I realised my pelvic floor wasn’t working as effectively as it should be about eight years ago, but it worsened during the perimenopause, when I noticed leaks, especially during exercise. I started using Pelviva (fro

The Atlantic

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Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. The coronavirus isn’t going away this winter. I

Travel & Leisure India & South Asia

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The Oberoi Dharma—a philosophy embraced by the group—prioritises the safety, comfort, and well-being of its guests across properties. In keeping with the World Health Organization and Ministry of Tourism guidelines, and in partnership with Bureau Ver

The Atlantic

5 min. di lettura

Instead of an all-or-nothing approach to risk prevention, Americans need a manual on how to have a life in a pandemic.

What Doctors Don't Tell You Australia/NZ

1 min. di lettura

Sitting around too much could have a big impact on cancer survival. The most sedentary among us have an 82 percent increased risk of dying from their cancer, say researchers from the University of Texas. Just getting up off your chair and doing somet

Women's Running

1 min. di lettura

Pandemics have always ranked among Kaitlin Goodman’s greatest fears. It’s one reason she earned a master’s degree in public health at Brown University. Since graduating in 2018, she has balanced work as a public health consultant with training, racin

Australian Men's Fitness

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You’ve made me proud, Australia. Something unique resides in the Australian spirit that’s particularly adept at coping with adversity. We’ve demonstrated this repeatedly over the years: bushfires, the GFC, gun control, floods, war, and now a pandemic

Good Health

2 min. di lettura

Anytime you travel, you want to stay healthy and return home in one piece. Well before your trip begins, make sure you are covered with travel insurance so you can embark on your big adventure worry-free. Don’t forget to pack any prescription medicat

STAT

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Dr. Margaret Chan looks back at her 10-year tenure as director-general of the World Health Organization. She steps down from that post on June 30, 2017.

Women's Fitness

1 min. di lettura

In recent times, running has been a comfort for many of us. Figures from Sport England show that the number of Brits running outside increased by 731,000 during the first lockdown, while data from Asics’ Runkeeper app revealed a 44 per cent rise in m

Horse & Hound

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PROS: ✓ allow intake to be monitored CONS: ✗ capacity is limited ✗ can be kicked over or broke ✗ labour intensive ✗ freeze easily PROS: ✓ good capacity CONS: ✗ with an autofill trough, individual intake cannot be measured ✗ difficult to keep clean ✗

Good Health Choices Magazine NZ

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Anytime you travel, you want to stay healthy and return home in one piece. Well before your trip begins, make sure you are covered with travel insurance so you can embark on your big adventure worry-free. Don’t forget to pack any prescription medicat

City Press

1 min. di lettura

Education has always been an issue that cuts close to our emotions. This is heightened in these times when parents have to decide how to best protect their children from getting infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus while not neglecting their educat

Los Angeles Times

1 min. di lettura

LOS ANGELES - Organized interaction between players and fans at the BNP Paribas Open will be limited and players will be required to manage their own towels without the help of ball kids, organizers said on Friday in announcing additional actions des

Beijing Review

3 min. di lettura

The author is an op-ed contributor to Beijing Review and senior partner emeritus at McKinsey & Company The novel coronavirus is dominating the 2020 global news cycle. The virus has reached more than 110 countries and regions, killed over 4,000 people

NPR

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Cuomo says 731 people died on Monday. "Behind every one of those numbers is an individual, is a family, is a mother, is a father, is a brother, is a sister. So a lot of pain again today," he adds.

NPR

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A new containment zone in New Rochelle, N.Y., is designed to slow the spread of coronavirus, but officials worry about it reaching seniors, especially those living in nursing homes.

Who Do You Think You Are?

3 min. di lettura

Britain’s rapidly expanding Victorian towns and cities were insanitary with overcrowded dwellings, dirty water, and a lack of drainage and sewers. So it is no wonder that they very quickly became hotbeds for such deadly diseases as cholera, smallpox,

Healthy Food Guide

1 min. di lettura

Unfortunately, I have the very nasty autoimmune disease scleroderma, and your comprehensive but easy to understand article on dealing with chronic inflammation comes at the right time leading into the cooler months. I’ll be increasing my intake of oi

Woman

1 min. di lettura

Researchers* found people who display hostile character traits, such as sarcasm, are at a greater risk of dying of a second heart attack within two years of their first. They say the constant state of negativity puts a strain on health. Peckish? Gra

Los Angeles Times

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WASHINGTON - As coronavirus infections spread across the country, the outbreak will test America's unusually decentralized public health system, spotlighting large gaps in some states' readiness to confront a major health crisis. That threatens to ex

Business Today

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Union of Concerned Scientists

1 min. di lettura

This is President Trump’s approach to nearly every public health and environmental threat: find some way to exclude the experts, stop them from speaking publicly, and make decisions in a vacuum. The deliberate sidelining of public health experts and

Chat Passion

1 min. di lettura

New research has found that millions of Brits confess to not drinking any water in a single day. The study by Britvic and Robinsons have found that a shocking 20% of people last drank a glass of water a week ago. Britvic have teamed up with tech comp

VOGUE India

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Dr Soumya Swaminathan prefers walking to her workplace, the headquarters of the World Health Organisation (WHO) at Avenue Appia in Geneva. Her hallowed role as the chief scientist of WHO may have entitled her to a chauffeur driven ride, but she skips