News Stating Smokers, Vegetarians Less Susceptible to COVID-19 Debunked

Medicine & Technology Apr 28, 2021

Media reports recently came out quoting a CSIR survey that has gone viral on social media after it claimed that smokers and vegetarians are less susceptible to COVID-19.

Initial WHO-China Report Offers Nothing Substantial on COVID-19 Origins

Mar 30, 2021

A report released by a joint team of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) and China shows little concrete proof on how the COVID-19 pandemic started.

WHO Identifies COVID-19 Origin: Here's What They Found

Mar 17, 2021

World Health Organization has discovered that wildlife farms in China are possibly the sources of this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Public School May Reopen as Long as Students Keep a 3-Feet Distance and Wear Masks

Mar 15, 2021

New research suggests public schools may reopen safely for in-person classes so long as students maintain a 3-feet distance and wear masks.

Latest Ebola Outbreak May Have Started With Someone Infected Years Ago, Experts Say

Mar 13, 2021

Experts said the Ebola virus might have laid low in a person who got the virus 5 years ago, then spread instead of jumping from animals to humans.

Travel Restrictions Only Effective Early in the Pandemic, Data Shows

Dec 30, 2020

Travel restrictions are being reimposed due to the new strain found in the UK, but the data shows this method is only effective at the beginning of the pandemic.

Scientists Find Another Mode of COVID Transmission: Airborne via Aerosols

Dec 27, 2020

Even as 2020 heads to a close, the global coronavirus pandemic still seems far from over - with its recent resurgence revealing another mode of transmission: airborne via aerosols.

WHO Releases Global Data on Top Cause of Death Over Last 20 Years

Dec 11, 2020

Heart disease and other non-communicable diseases now account for seven of the world’s top 10 causes of death.

Malaria Fight Stagnant as WHO Identifies Funding and COVID-19 as Obstacles

Dec 01, 2020

The World Health Organization calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria due to COVID-19 and funding shortfalls.

World Leaders Advocate For Urgent Measures Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Nov 24, 2020

World leaders joined hands in the fight against antimicrobial resistance under the One Health Global Leaders Group by FAO, OIE, and WHO.

The WHO's Emergency Use Listing May Be Applied to Future Covid-19 Vaccines

Nov 17, 2020

A new vaccine has been developed to battle the ongoing polio outbreaks in the midst of the pandemic.

More Than 100 Nations Join Together To End Cervical Cancer

Nov 17, 2020

Without global effort, annual deaths from cervical cancer could increase by 50% in the year 2035.

Remdesivir Does Not Cut Hospital Days and Mortality on COVID-19 Patients, WHO Study Reveals

Oct 16, 2020

The results from WHO's Solidarity trial revealed that remdesivir has little to no effect on cutting the hospital days and mortality of COVID-19 patients.

WHO Endorses Protocol for Testing Herbal Medicines as COVID-19 Treatment

Sep 21, 2020

The WHO has endorsed testing African herbal medicines against coronavirus a month after Madagascar's president promoted a drink based on artemisia, known to cure malaria.

WHO Compares Coronavirus to 1918 Spanish Flu

Aug 22, 2020

The WHO believes that coronavirus can be overcome quicker than the 1918 flu. However, despite the CDC's updated guidelines, student cases continue to spike, especially with college parties every weekend.