‘Full capacity everywhere’: Manila hospitals struggle as virus surges
Angelo Barrera’s father struggled to breathe from COVID-19 as he was driven around the Philippine capital in search of a hospital bed. After five hours he...
Yearly Archive: 2021
Hong Kong suspends its order of AstraZeneca jabs
Hong Kong on Friday confirmed it has requested AstraZeneca suspend delivery of its COVID-19 vaccine amid fears of severe side effects and concerns over its efficacy...
Australia to buy extra 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine
Australia said Friday that it has finalized a deal to buy an extra 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine as it rapidly pivots away from...
Gibraltar unlocks after mass vaccinations
Maskless people greet each other in the streets, friends gather for meals inside restaurants and sports fans once again attend live events.
Obesity is linked to heavy periods and impaired womb repair
Obesity is linked to heavier periods and may be caused by delayed repair of the womb lining, according to a study published in the Journal of...
North Carolina sites halt J&J shots after adverse reactions
North Carolina health officials said on Thursday that they stopped administering Johnson & Johnson doses at a mass vaccination site in Raleigh and at clinics in...
French under-55s given AZ jab to get different 2nd dose
French authorities are set to rule that under 55s who received a first injection of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can be given a jab from a...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic to make acting debut in new Asterix and Obelix film
He has already sampled the life of a singer at Italy’s Sanremo music festival, and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will now turn his hand to...
Configuring infrared spectroscopy tools to better detect breast cancer
Detecting and analyzing breast cancer goes beyond the initial discovery of the cancer itself. If a patient has a tumor removed and it needs to be...
Cancer-killing virus therapy shows promise against inoperable skin cancers
Early results show that a new combination drug therapy is safe and effective against advanced skin cancer in patients who were not able to have their...
