health emergency Articles
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Project - Healthy people, healthy business
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed health and wellbeing at the forefront of the global agenda, revealing an urgent need to strengthen healthcare systems and build capacity and preparedness for health emergencies as well as routine care. The pandemic has also underlined inequalities, raising significant questions around access to healthcare and healthy lifestyles for the most vulnerable in our ...
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Zika Virus: WHO announces a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
The first meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) regarding clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurologic disorders in some areas affected by Zika virus was held by teleconference on 1 February 2016. According to the Pan American Health Organization the Zika illness is caused by the bite of an ...
By SafetyNow
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Bedbug infestations in the news: a picture of an emerging public health problem in the United Sstates
Bedbug (Cimex lectularis) infestations have become a major complaint in all but three states in the United States. Increasing infestations have also been reported in Asia, Australia, Europe, and Canada. Newspaper articles often herald the onset of a new health issue for the public, and they can be used for epidemiological tracking of increasing populations of irritating and potentially serious ...
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Marsi-Bionics is part of the jury for the Princess of Asturias Awards for Scientific and Technical Research
Elena García Armada, Co-founder of Marsi-Bionics, has once again been appointed member of the jury that evaluates the candidacies presented for the award in its scientific-technical area. The jury, made up of 18 prominent members of the scientific community, has taken into consideration 48 applications from 22 countries. As in the 2019 edition, Elena García Armada, leader of ...
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Learning How Meditation Helps the Brain
Meditation is often thought of as an avenue to clarity and self-awareness, but it may also be an avenue to better brain health. Emerging research suggests meditation may have significant benefits to brain health, ranging from improved mental and behavioral health to enhanced cognitive function. In this article, we will break down how meditation helps the brain and provide helpful tips for ...
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Education’s Role in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Misinformation can have a profound impact on public health, experts say that education might be the key to combating it. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), immunization saves millions of lives each year. But given that many are still hesitant to get vaccinated for COVID-19, it is apparent that we are amidst an ‘infodemic’. “We’re not just battling ...
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Explosive Growth in Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Production
Overview On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) declared a public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly thereafter, hand sanitizer began to disappear from U.S. retailers’ shelves, as anxious consumers (and, unfortunately, opportunistic hoarders and resellers as well) swept up all available stock. In the ensuing months, ...
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Combatting the Opioid Crisis with Cell Therapies for Chronic Back Pain
It’s no secret that opioid addiction is at an all-time high and represents a major public health threat. The CDC estimates that opioid addiction resulted in a record 72,000 drug overdose deaths in 2017 alone. What strikes me as one of the most tragic parts of this narrative is that so many of these deaths were people who became addicted to opioids after simply seeking relief ...
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Who Needs CPR Training? 11 Careers That Benefit From It
CPR training equips people with life-saving skills that can save lives. Learning CPR can benefit almost anyone. Some careers highly value this training as part of their professional skills. This article explores careers that require CPR training because of their job responsibilities. Medical and Healthcare Industry Professionals Fundamentally, professionals in the medical and healthcare ...
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Research And Development of Infectious Disease Vaccines
As of January 1, 2023, global vaccine development includes a total of 966 vaccine candidates, of which 23% (220) are traditional inactivated or attenuated vaccines. Advances in molecular technology have facilitated the development of other platforms, such as recombinant protein vaccines, nucleic acid vaccines, and viral vector vaccines, which have further diversified global vaccine development. ...
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Three ways you can help your health while helping the environment
When you look to the year ahead, what do you see? Ensia recently invited eight global thought leaders to share their thoughts. In this interview Jonathan Patz, director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, responds to three questions: What will be the biggest challenge to address or opportunity to grasp in your field in 2017? Why? And what should we be doing ...
By Ensia
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Why You Should Ask Your Doctor About Principal Care Management
A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. The diagnosis alone is daunting and then suddenly you are faced with difficult decisions – decisions that may affect your care and quality of life. Cancer is a 24/7 diagnosis, it affects daily life and routines. Symptoms and side effects present themselves on their own schedule, not necessarily when it is convenient for you. Recognizing the ...
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Dialing for Diagnosis: The Rising Risks and Challenges of Telemedicine Today
In a world defined by social distancing, telemedicine is now an indispensable form of healthcare delivery. Providing care virtually can broaden access, reduce costs, and save time – but it’s not without risk. While the ability to meet virtually with medical professionals is not new, the pandemic has significantly accelerated its adoption by providers and patients alike. Indeed, the ...
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Psychosocial Event Management Tools: A New Approach to Improving Employee Mental Health in the Workplace
Mental health is a critical concern for all companies. One in five individuals will experience a mental health problem during their lives, according to the World Health Organization. For many people, the workplace is where mental health problems first begin and/or become exacerbated. ...
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SCENIHR Identifies Use of Nanomaterials for Medical Imaging and Drug Delivery and Graphene Nanomaterials as Emerging Issues
On April 9, 2015, the European Commission (EC) Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) posted a Position Statement on emerging and newly identified health risks to be drawn to the attention of the European Commission. The primary purpose of the paper is to draw the attention of the EC to emerging issues in the non-food area that have been identified by SCENIHR ...
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Associations between perfluoroalkyl compounds and immune and clinical chemistry parameters in highly exposed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) are ubiquitous, persistent chemical contaminants found in the environment, wildlife, and humans. Despite the widespread occurrence of PFCs, little is known about the impact these contaminants have on the health of wildlife populations. We investigated the relationship between PFCs (including Σperfluorocarboxylates, Σperfluoroalkyl sulfonates, perfluorooctane ...
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Worksafe BC says health authorities are not doing enough to protect health care workers against violence.
Workplace violence is a serious safety concern, especially among health care workers who suffer the highest rate of assaults of any industry. Under employment laws employers have an important obligation to protect or address workplace violence. However, statistics from WorkSafeBC show 3722 health care workers were injured by violence at work between 2005 and 2012. Every year about two million ...
By SafetyNow
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Update on OSHAs COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing and Face Covering ETS
When the 6th Circuit Court lifted the stay rule by the 5th Circuit Court, OSHA's enforcement of the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for Vaccination, Testing, and Face Coverings 1910.501 began on January 10, 2022. This created immediate and large costs to businesses, potential loss of good employees, as well as risks of fines up to $136,532 per willful violation (when you can't prove that ...
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