Robot-Assisted Surgery on rise in the U.S. and India
IBNS: Across the world from the United States to India, medical experts say robotic surgery is surging because of the many benefits it offers, ranging from reduced recovery time to …
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Local collaboration is key for global progress towards health-related SDGs
GENEVA (ILO News): A new progress report has been published by the 13 signatory agencies of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (SDG3 GAP). The report entitled What …
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COVID-19’s first major signs of post-recovery shown by health systems in most countries
New York: Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left millions dead and hundreds of …
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WHO does not consider Covid-19 a global health emergency anymore
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday said Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency. The decision was taken after Covid-19’s Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended the …
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves first Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccine
IBNS: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Arexvy, the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine approved for use in the United States. Arexvy is approved for the prevention of …
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Government of Canada promotes research to improve brain health
Brain Research Representational Image by Jesse Orrico on Unsplash Ottawa/CMEDIA: On behalf of Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, a joint announcement about two grants being awarded to Dr. Sean Dukelow of the University of …
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Why safety and health at work is essential for social justice
Workplace Health and Safety representational image by Adam Birkett on unsplash In a statement to mark World Day for Safety and Health, the ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, outlines the …
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WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 percent
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to plan for, and deal with, another deadly pandemic like COVID-19, as …
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Environmental issues worry consistently leads to many Americans losing sleep, suvery
Worries about environmental issues are consistently leading to lost sleep for many Americans, a recent survey has revealed. According to a March 2023 survey commissioned by the American Academy of …
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World Immunization Week sees ‘big catch-up’ to get vaccines back on track
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of children to miss out on routine vaccines and countries must act now to restore essential immunization coverage to a least 2019 levels, …
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