He stressed that while the Omicron variant has been detected in at least 17 countries, .
The actual extent of infections is likely
much more widespread.
The reality is that Omicron is probably in most countries, even if it hasn't been detected yet, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
WHO Director-General, via CNN.
Ghebreyesus also expressed concern that mobilization against the variant has been hampered by reports that Omicron causes milder symptoms.
We're concerned that people are dismissing Omicron as mild.
, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
WHO Director-General, via CNN.
Surely, we have learned by now that we underestimate this virus at our peril, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
WHO Director-General, via CNN.
He also reiterated that health systems
all over the world remain at risk
of being overwhelmed.
Even if Omicron does cause less severe disease, the sheer number of cases could once again overwhelm unprepared
health systems, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,
WHO Director-General, via CNN.
Dr. Anthony Fauci expressed hope that the variant does indeed cause a milder disease, .
But maintained that because the strain is in its early stages in the U.S., it is too soon to tell how it will unfold.
... or whether there's more protection in the community, we're just going to have to see when it comes in the
United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director, via CNN
Global Increase of , Neurological Disorders , 'Very Concerning,' Researchers Say.
'Newsweek' reports that a new study
warns that neurological disorders have
become more common worldwide.
According to a team of international researchers,
the number of people with such conditions has
risen "substantially" over the past thirty years.
These conditions include Alzheimer's disease,
as well as other forms of dementia,
meningitis and stroke. .
In 2021, the team found that 3.4 billion people had
one of these neurological conditions, accounting for
approximately 43% of the world's total population.
Researchers attribute the alarming
statistic to a rapidly aging population and
increases in lifestyle risk factors.
Researchers attribute the alarming
statistic to a rapidly aging population and
increases in lifestyle risk factors.
Over a 31-year period, researchers found
an 18% increase in disability, illness and
premature death related to these conditions.
'Newsweek' reports that the team's findings highlight the
need for more research into these neurological conditions,
which have proven to be extremely difficult to treat.
'Newsweek' reports that the team's findings highlight the
need for more research into these neurological conditions,
which have proven to be extremely difficult to treat.
Because many neurological conditions
lack cures, and access to medical care
is often limited, understanding
modifiable risk factors and the
potentially avoidable neurological
condition burden is essential to
help curb this global health crisis, Katrin Seeher, study co-lead author and mental health
specialist at WHO's Brain Health Unit, via 'Newsweek'.
Because many neurological conditions
lack cures, and access to medical care
is often limited, understanding
modifiable risk factors and the
potentially avoidable neurological
condition burden is essential to
help curb this global health crisis, Katrin Seeher, study co-lead author and mental health
specialist at WHO's Brain Health Unit, via 'Newsweek'.
The team's findings were detailed in a study
published in the journal 'The Lancet Neurology.'.
Neuroscience research is now
progressing rapidly offering
hope through new treatments
for diseases like dementias and
through better understanding
of lifestyle modifications
to best care for our brains, Tara Spires-Jones, president of the British Neuroscience
Association and group leader in the U.K. Dementia Research
Institute at the University of Edinburgh, via Newsweek
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Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ , Capital City in the World.
The capital of India was found to be the
world's most polluted capital city in 2023,
according to air-quality monitoring group IQAir.
India was also ranked as the
third-most polluted country after
Bangladesh and Pakistan, BBC reports.
In 2022, India was the
eighth most polluted country. .
According to the report, the average level
of fine particulate matter PM2.5 in India's
air was 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter. .
Delhi's air quality had a PM2.5 reading
of 92.7 micrograms per cubic meter.
Air that is considered safe to breathe
typically has 12 to 15 micrograms per
cubic meter of PM2.5, BBC reports. .
Levels higher than 35 micrograms per
cubic meter are thought to be unhealthy. .
Only seven countries were within
the World Health Organization's yearly
PM2.5 guideline, an "average of 5 micrograms per cubic meter or less," BBC reports. .
Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.
Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.
In 2023 air pollution remained a global health
catastrophe, IQAir’s global data set provides
an important reminder of the resulting
injustices and the need to implement the
many solutions that exist to this problem. , Aidan Farrow, senior air quality scientist at
Greenpeace International, via 'The Guardian'
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Study Warns Deadly , Ocean Upswells Increasing , Due to Climate Crisis.
'The Guardian' reports that a new study highlights how
the climate-disrupted ocean has pushed a number of aquatic
species to flee increasing temperatures in the tropics.
The forced migration has increasingly resulted in
sharks, rays and other species dying amid intense
upswells of cold water from the depths of the ocean.
In 2021, extreme cold upswelling off of
South Africa's coast caused a mass die-off of over
260 marine organisms from 81 different species.
A recent study found that these
upswellings are increasing in
both frequency and intensity. .
Scientists were able to study the 2021
mass die-off in precise detail, due to one of
the victims being a satellite-tagged bull shark.
The bull shark died in waters 10 degrees
Celsius below the temperature
tropical species are accustomed to.
Despite the shark's attempts to avoid the
cold swell, it could not escape the impacted
area before succumbing to hypothermia.
'The Guardian' reports that the team found
that the frequency of these cold upswelling
events has been increasing since 1981.
Other species killed in similar events
include whale sharks, bigeye trevallies, convict
surgeonfish and the common blacktip shark. .
Other species killed in similar events
include whale sharks, bigeye trevallies, convict
surgeonfish and the common blacktip shark. .
Other species killed in similar events
include whale sharks, bigeye trevallies, convict
surgeonfish and the common blacktip shark. .
Other species killed in similar events
include whale sharks, bigeye trevallies, convict
surgeonfish and the common blacktip shark. .
The team's findings were published
on April 15 in 'Nature Climate Change.'
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Edinburgh's revenge mission to South Africa ends in defeat as the Sharks dump the Scots out of the European Challenge Cup at the quarter-final stage. BBC Sport
Edinburgh's revenge mission to South Africa ends in defeat as the Sharks dump the Scots out of the European Challenge Cup at the quarter-final stage. BBC Sport
Experts Say Omicron Variant Is, 'Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen'.
Experts Say Omicron Variant Is, 'Unlike Anything We've Ever Seen'.
CNN reports the explosion of Omicron-related coronavirus cases..
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Omicron Variant Causes Uptick , in Admissions at Children's Hospitals.
Officials say COVID-19 infections
among children are rising drastically
in the United States.
CNN reports that on average,..
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Omicron and Weather , Cause Thousands of, Holiday Flight Cancellations.
NBC News reports the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has thrown a wrench in many travel plans this holiday..
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