Sunday 21 August 2022

What is the impact of Philips' recall of sleep apnea devices?

What is the impact of Philips' recall of sleep apnea devices?

A massive recall of Philips breathing devices in 2021 due to a risk of potential injury has left physicians scrambling to find alternatives for the growing number of people who use them.

Wendy's customers fall ill, CDC probes E.coli outbreak in four states

Of the 37 sick, 22 people were said to have eaten Wendy's sandwiches with romaine lettuce in the week before they fell ill.

Cuba confirms first monkeypox case in visitor from Italy

Cuba confirmed its first case of monkeypox late on Saturday, the country's Public Health ministry said, after detecting the viral disease in a tourist who had arrived from Italy this week.

Congo health officials investigating possible Ebola case

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola in the country's east, the World Health Organization said on Saturday.

Indonesia confirms first monkeypox case in citizen returning from abroad

Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unidentified country with documented cases, a health ministry spokesman said on Saturday.

North Korea imports of Chinese masks, gloves surged before it declared COVID victory

North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring victory over COVID-19, Chinese trade showed on Saturday.

FDA asks Pfizer to test second Paxlovid course in patients with COVID rebound

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked Pfizer Inc to test the effects of an additional course of its antiviral Paxlovid among people who experience a rebound in COVID-19 after treatment, the regulator said on Friday.

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