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Shaken by Heatwaves, U.S. Clinics Get Tips on Staying Cool
Date: October 5, 2022
By David Sherfinski NAGS HEAD, North Carolina (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The day a patient collapsed out in the parking lot, nurse practitioner Alexis Hodges realized she needed a plan to deal with the extreme heat that has overwhelmed U.S. community health clinics from the East Coast to California this summer. Hodges, who works in...
France’s 8th Wave of Covid Is Gaining in Intensity – Health Official
Date: October 4, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – France has entered an eighth wave of the COVID-19 virus, as the winter season approaches, said a leading French health official. “Yes, we are in this eighth wave,” said Brigitte Autran, who is a member of the government’s vaccination strategic board. “All the indicators are on the up,” added Autran. France’s COVID...
British Health Officials Warn of Difficult Winter With Flu and Covid
Date: September 28, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – British health officials on Wednesday warned that increased circulation of flu and a resurgence in COVID-19 could lead to a difficult winter that increases pressure on the already stretched National Health Service (NHS). Warnings over a possible “twindemic” of COVID-19 and flu have been issued each winter since the start of the...
Britain Launches Plan to Ease Doctor Waiting Lists
Date: September 22, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister on Thursday will set out a plan to cut waiting times for doctors’ appointments by using pharmacies and volunteers to alleviate pressure from the National Health Service (NHS) without resorting to extra funding. Britain’s state-funded NHS, which has provided healthcare free at the point of use since 1948, has...
EU Health Regulator Says Covid Pandemic Not Over
Date: September 20, 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -An official at the European Union’s drugs regulator said on Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic was not over, contradicting U.S. President Joe Biden, and that a planned vaccination campaign in the region during the cold season was key to fighting it. “We in Europe still consider the pandemic as ongoing and it’s important that...
End of Covid Pandemic Is ‘in Sight’ -WHO Chief
Date: September 14, 2022
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) -The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, his most optimistic outlook yet on the years-long health crisis which has killed over six million people. “We are not there yet. But the end is in...