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Chinese and American Hospitals Learn the Value of Germs

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Chinese and American Hospitals Learn the Value of Germs

Here we go again. The World Health Organization on Nov. 22 said it is looking into media reports of Chinese hospitals overwhelmed by sick children. Chinese authorities attribute the surge to higher circulation of seasonal bugs like the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The reports have raised concerns about a potentially novel pathogen spreading in China and renewed suspicions about Beijing’s lack of transparency.“It is not at all clear when this outbreak started as it would be unusual for so many children to be affected so quickly,” the International Society for Infectious Diseases’ Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases reported.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

High Blood Pressure Is the World’s Biggest Killer. Now There’s a Plan to Tackle It

The World Health Organization (WHO) is taking on the world’s worst killer, laying out its first plan to conquer hypertension—a level of high blood pressure that affects one in every three adults globally. That figure has doubled since 1990. It’s now up to 1.3 billion people.High blood pressure might sound like a disease of rich nations, but in a report released today during the United Nations General Assembly, the WHO said that three-fourths of people living with hypertension reside in low- and middle-income nations. Nearly half of them have no idea they have the condition, which causes heart attacks, kidney disease, and stroke. Four-fifths of them, including both people with a diagnosis and those who don’t know they are affected, aren’t getting adequate treatment to control it.If that co...

Cough syrup under scanner: Indian govt issues warning against Pholcodine; experts help you understand this

It can lead to constipation, drowsiness, certain gastrointestinal disturbances, nausea, vomiting, and in very high doses, may even lead to respiratory depression, says Dr Khanna. It is used in most of the cough syrups available over the counter and one has to ensure that whenever buying a cough syrup, always you should get it done and written by a healthcare professional, a pediatrician, or an MD medicine person so that you give it in an appropriate dose only if it is required, he suggests. Korean singer actor Chung Lim dies of colon cancer