Health

Resident doctors in Nigerian public hospitals called off a nine-week strike on Monday, saying some of their grievances had been addressed but others including salary arrears remained outstanding. The strike had begun on 2 August, […]

GENEVA – The Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – has been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of treatments for COVID-19 patients, the UN agency said on Friday, before underscoring […]

The African Union’s health watchdog Thursday warned that Britain’s pandemic travel restrictions could make people across the continent more reluctant to get vaccinated. Under the restrictions, Britain only recognises vaccines administered in a few countries. […]

More than 30 people have died because a health workers‘ strike in Guinea-Bissau has paralysed the healthcare system, a spokesperson for the nurses‘ union said on Wednesday. The boycott over working conditions, pay and other […]

The European Union’s drugs regulator could not confirm from available data if women and young adults were at a higher risk of rare blood clots with low platelets after vaccination with AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 shot. -Reuters

WHO warned that vaccine inequality would affect the Covid-19 fight in Africa. Only 3.6% of the continent’s population has been vaccinated. The Covax alliance cut vaccine shipments to Africa. Africa faces a 470 million shortfall […]

Recovered Covid-19 patients risk experiencing Covid symptoms after a long period in what has been termed Long Covid. However, physiotherapists have been noted as a point of call in dealing with Long Covid. They are […]

Modell als Grundlage neuer therapeutischer Ansätze Bei COVID-19 ist die Immunantwort entscheidend für die Schwere der Erkrankung. Was aber genau in der Anfangsphase der Krankheit in Lunge und Blut geschieht, war bislang unklar. Forschende der […]