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U.S. investigating first cases of “concerning” new drug-resistant gonorrhea strain

Health authorities in Massachusetts announced Thursday they have identified two cases of a new strain of gonorrhea that appears to have developed resistance to a broad swath of antibiotic treatments.

Why maggots are a medical marvel

What do Genghis Khan, the American Civil War and the UK’s health service have in common? The answer is, perhaps surprisingly, maggots. Dr Erica McAlister, an entomologist and Senior Curator

Parliament passes law to regulate medical labs

Parliament has passed a law regulating the operations of medical laboratories in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, giving current laboratories nine months in which to obtain a licence or cease

Monkeypox Virus Infection Resulting from an Occupational Needlestick — Florida, 2022

In August 2022, the Florida Department of Health notified CDC of a nurse who acquired monkeypox through an occupational exposure while providing care to a patient with monkeypox. To date,

The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency

The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern,” WHO

REOI – Development of OECS Multi-Sectoral Multi-Hazard Emergency Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery Measures

NAME OF PROJECT – OECS REGIONAL HEALTH PROJECT GRANT NO.: D513 ASSIGNMENT TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF OECS MULTI-SECTORAL MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY MEASURES INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT Reference No. LC-OECS

Cuba leads the world in vaccinating children as young as two against Covid

The Swedes have rejected it, Dr Fauci says the US may soon approve it, the Chinese have started, but the Cubans have already vaccinated almost all young children against Covid.

PAHO calls for countries to prioritize rapid tests for those with COVID-19 symptoms

With COVID-19 surging throughout the Americas and demand for diagnostics higher than ever, the Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne has called on countries to prioritize rapid antigen

Study warns of high levels of depression and suicidal thoughts in health workers during pandemic

Washington, DC, January 13, 2022 (PAHO)- Health workers in 11 Latin American countries show elevated rates of depressive symptoms, suicidal thinking, and psychological distress, according to the results of a

COVID-19 cases nearly double in the Americas

Washington D.C. 12 January 2022 (PAHO) – With COVID-19 infections accelerating in the Americas and the detection of the Omicron variant in at least 42 countries and territories in the

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