It is observed on July 28 every year as per the call of World Health Organization on the theme “Bringing Hepatitis Care Closer to You”. It has been carried out with the aim of preventing hepatitis disease, if the disease is infected, by identifying it immediately and starting treatment before the disease progresses, hepatitis does […]
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PneumoWave and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Announce Clinical Trial Aiming to Reduce Deaths from Respiratory Depression
Digital therapeutics company PneumoWave (formerly known as Altair Medical) announced today the commencement of a second clinical trial in partnership with the Research & innovation Department at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHS GG&C). The TARS trial (Toxicology Advance Respiratory System), led by Prof. David Lowe (Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth University […]
Nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in Asia Pacific
In 2019, over 144 000 people drowned in the Asia Pacific region, accounting for 61% of global drowning deaths, according to the first World Health Organization (WHO) regional assessments on drowning prevention released today ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day. Drowning claimed the lives of an estimated 70 000 and 74 000 people in the […]