Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization called Thursday for a daily flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip beyond the first convoy readying near the border — including fuel to keep hospitals running. Egypt’s state-linked television Al Qahera News reported that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden has agreed to postpone a meeting with Arab leaders that was to take place amid soaring casualties in the besieged Gaza Strip, the White House said Tuesday. “After consulting with King Abdullah II of Jordan and in light of the days of mourning announced by President (Mahmoud) Abbas […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – “Gaza is on its knees,” UN Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday after a deadly airstrike on a hospital in Gaza. “Just arrived to Cairo amid reports that a school and a hospital have come under attack in Gaza today,” Griffiths posted on X. “Hundreds of people have been ki...
LONDON (AA) – Scotland is willing to be the first country in the UK to offer safety and sanctuary to refugees from Gaza, First Minister Humza Yousaf said after a deadly airstrike on a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday. “There can be no justification for this. None whatsoever. If people cannot be safe in a […]
GENEVA (AA) – While no humanitarian supplies have been allowed into Gaza since October 7, two million people across Gaza are in danger of running out of water, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said. “It has become a matter of life and death. It is a must; fuel needs to be delivered now […]
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – A field hospital in the embattled Gaza Strip run by neighboring Jordan reportedly can no longer provide health care due to Israeli attacks and the disruption of access roads. The hospital in Gaza is out of service due to damage inflicted by Israeli attacks, as well as Israeli bombing of surrounding […]
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s Health Ministry announced early Thursday that the number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks has climbed to around 1,200, with nearly 5,000 wounded. Deputy Health Minister Yusuf Abu al-Reesh visited Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza to assess the state of health services. Speaking at a press conference after t...
R21 vaccine expected to become available by middle of 2024, says head of UN’s public health agency GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended a second vaccine against malaria to prevent risks for children. Two years after recommending the first vaccine RTS, S vaccine, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghe...
Pescatello’s previous studies have highlighted benefits of exercise in lowering high blood pressure HARTFORD, Connecticut – A recent study has brought to light promising results for the approximately 80% of older Americans who suffer from high blood pressure. Just increasing the number of daily steps by 3,000 can significantly red...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – AFP More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever this year, the country’s worst recorded outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, which is increasing in frequency due to climate change. Dengue is a disease endemic to tropical areas and causes high fevers, headaches, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain...
