NEWS

17 Nov 2021 Health

The New York Times: Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread

More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the yearlong period ending in April, government researchers said...

14 Oct 2021 Health

Forbes: Covid-19 Wreaks Havoc With The Best Laid Plans To End Tuberculosis

The 2021 Global Tuberculosis Report, released today by the World Health Organization, had several grim findings. First, ...

7 Oct 2021 Health

The Guardian: Private hospitals treated just eight Covid patients a day during pandemic – report

Exclusive: Private hospitals in England also performed far fewer operations on NHS-funded patients despite multi-billion...

5 Oct 2021 Physical Health

The Times: Lockdowns left 12,000 women with undiagnosed breast cancer

Almost 12,000 women in the UK were living with undiagnosed breast cancer at the end of May, new analysis suggests, and s...

5 Oct 2021 Physical Health

The Telegraph: GPs miss more than half of ‘red flag’ cancer symptoms

Doctors tell of ‘pressure not to refer’, amid warnings that almost 12,000 women in Britain could be living with undi...

7 Sep 2021 Health

The New York Times: The Pandemic Has Set Back the Fight Against H.I.V., TB and Malaria

Prevention and treatment fell in poor countries last year as access to health care declined, according to a new report.

28 May 2021 Health

Hindustan Times: 41% fewer TB cases reported in April in Maharashtra amid second Covid-19 wave

25 May 2021 Health

New York Post: Man, 72, suffers from giant triple hernia after COVID delays operation

15 May 2021 Health

Global News: ‘This is big’: Experts concerned that COVID-19 fears could lead to tsunami of cancer cases

15 May 2021 Economy

The Economist: India’s covid-19 crisis is devastating its most desperate people