Brussels 16.07.2022 There are no health benefits from alcohol consumption in people under 39, according to a new global study published in medical journal The Lancet. "Our message is simple: young people should not drink, but older people may benefit from drinking small amounts," says Dr Emmanuela Gakidou, professor of health metrics sciences at the…
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WHO: Dr.Tedros re-appointment
Brussels 29.10.2021 The appointment of the next Director-General of the World Health Organization will take place at the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly in May 2022 (WHA75). The Director-General is WHO’s chief technical and administrative officer. BREAKING: Just one candidate, @DrTedros, has been nominated for the next election as the @WHO director general. He was proposed…
EUCO: EU Summit conclusions on pandemic
Brussels 22.10.2021 European Council conclusions on COVID-19: “Vaccination campaigns around Europe have brought about significant progress in the fight against COVID-19. Nevertheless the situation in some Member States remains very serious. In order to further increase vaccination rates throughout the Union, efforts to overcome vaccine hesitancy should be stepped up, including by tackling disinformation, notably…
EU welcomes American tourists
Brussels 20.06.2021 Americans are admitted to visit the European Union again, vaccinated or not. The European Council has updated its list of countries whose citizens and residents should be allowed to travel freely to the bloc’s of 27 states, and the United States is finally on it. https://twitter.com/noreenwriter/status/1406292165261545472?s=20 But before you purchase ticket, be aware…
Japan PM Abe resigns
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation over health issues, opening a vacancy for the top job of the world’s third-biggest economy in which he sought to revive growth and bolster its defenses. Sources say #Abe revealed his plan to step down to deal with his health problem. He visited a hospital twice over…
#COVID19: Boris Johnson admitted to hospital
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, as the symptoms of his coronavirus infection persist for 10 days. Johnson is one of nearly 48,000 Britons to have caught the novel virus. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus https://t.co/RhjYRNfpUN —…
Moscow: seven Chinese hospitalised
Seven members of a tourist group from China were hospitalized in Moscow with high fever, Interfax news agency reports with reference to an informed source. Госпитализированным в Москве туристам из Китая диагностировали ОРВИ https://t.co/t0mmO63HJi — Интерфакс (@interfax_news) January 25, 2020 “The tour group stayed in one of the capital’s hotels. After deterioration, seven people were…
Juncker hospitalised again
Jean-Claude Juncker, the incumbent president of the European Commission, is to undergo aneurysm surgery on November 11, the press service announced on October 31. “He will undergo surgery on 11 November to treat an aneurysm,” Commission spokesperson said. However she did not provide for further details of the diagnosis. An EU official said the surgery…
Juncker urgently hospitalised
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has interrupted his summer holiday in Austria to be urgently submitted to hospital to remove his gallbladder. According to the press-release of the European Commission services, “had to shorten his holiday in Austria for medical reasons. He was taken back to Luxembourg where he will undergo an urgent cholecystectomy [surgical…