Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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Health

  • Leaked budget plans spark fears for EU health budget 22 October 2024 06:19 Euronews Stakeholders and lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the fate of the EU budget pot dedicated to health, which may either be merged with other funds or worse, disappear, according to a leaked early blueprint. The European Commission isn't …
  • Lahore again becomes world’s most polluted city with 394 AQI 22 October 2024 06:07 Dawn LAHORE: The capital city has been declared the most polluted city in the world, with an alarming Air Quality Index (AQI) of 394 on Monday. The AQI is a measure of the concentration of various pollutants in the air, such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), …
  • World Audiology Day marked at KMU 22 October 2024 05:41 The News International PESHAWAR: Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar on Monday organized a practical workshop on new concepts in audiology to mark World Audiology Day. The workshop, titled “Cochlear Implants: New Concepts in Audiology,” was held by the Audiology Department …
  • National Academy of Medicine honors Emory nursing dean for distinguished leadership 22 October 2024 04:07 Emory University The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has given one of its top honors to Linda McCauley, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, dean of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. McCauley and Robert Phillips, Jr., MD, MSPH, executive director of the …
  • Smokers have a higher level of harmful bacteria in the mouth – new study 22 October 2024 06:03 Independent (Uganda)   FILE PHOTO Changes to the bacterial composition of the mouth can be caused by several factors, such as bad oral hygiene, diet COMMENT | Yvonne Prince, Glenda Mary Davison & Tandi Matsha-Erasmus | A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) …