Which Countries Are Finest At Avoiding Low Birth Weight? Which Required...
Six years ago, I was traveling in India, working on a story about measles. I was visiting a public hospital in New Delhi, when I walked into the waiting room and saw the tiniest baby I had ever seen. An elderly woman — perhaps a grandma — was cradling the newborn in her arms. The…
When Countries Get Wealthier, Children Can Lose On Vaccines
Mothers and their babies in Nigeria wait at a health center that provides vaccinations against polio. Vaccination rates lag in the middle-income country. Hannibal Hanschke/Picture Alliance/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hannibal Hanschke/Picture Alliance/Getty Images Mothers and their babies in Nigeria wait at a health center that provides vaccinations against polio. Vaccination rates lag in…
‘Nations will just desire control’: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak cautions federal...
AP Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is concerned how global governments will regulate cryptocurrencies going forward. While speaking at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki on Wednesday, Wozniak said he's "very much afraid" countries will "only want control" as cryptocurrencies spread, according to Bloomberg. The comments come as advocates are battling to legitimize cryptocurrencies and government…
Which Countries Do Finest– And Worst– At Keeping Huge Tobacco Out...
This notice on a cigarette packet in Thailand shows the potential impact of reduced blood circulation to extremities because of smoking. Such pictorial warnings are among the anti-smoking measures that are more likely to be found in countries that have limited Big Tobacco's influence on their politics, according to the new Global Tobacco Industry Interference…
Which Countries Are Handling The COVID-19 Crisis Best? New Public Opinion...
A man wearing a face mask walks past an empty open public area, amid Vietnam's nationwide social ... [+] isolation effort as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Hanoi on April 22, 2020. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty…
MAP: Which Countries Have CDC Travel Advisories Because Of Coronavirus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regularly issues "Travel Health Notices" that address disease outbreaks and other health-related matters in international destinations. The newly discovered coronavirus is now a topic of concern. The point of the warnings is to indicate countries where the CDC believes there is a risk of infection with COVID-19, the…
Countries Are Sending Aid To India — But It’s Been Slow...
Other countries are donating oxygen to India after hospitals ran out. How quickly can supply chains be fixed, to rush this aid to COVID-19 patients in need? AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: India confirmed more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases today, as it's done for much of the last two weeks. The U.S. and other countries have…
Countries Hit Hardest With Coronavirus Have Older Populations
A mural dedicated to all Italian medical workers depicting a nurse cradling Italy and reading 'To ... [+] All Of You... Thank You!.' Italy has the highest Coronavirus death count. Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images Topline: As the Coronavirus crisis overwhelms healthcare systems in countries like Italy, Spain and the United States, a Forbes analysis has found…
Countries Balance Needed Tourism With Coronavirus Concerns
Nations that are heavily dependent on tourism are trying to walk a fine line between the need to reopen their beaches and resorts and the risk of importing more cases of the coronavirus.
How Rich Countries Are ‘Hoarding’ The World’s Vaccines, In Charts
Healthcare workers first, along with residents and staff of nursing homes. Those people should receive the COVID-19 vaccine before anyone else, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. That recommendation applies to the U.S. But what about healthcare workers in other countries? Or the elderly with health conditions? Should a nurse in…
