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Severe flooding compounds health crisis in South Sudan
Juba ‒ South Sudan is witnessing some of its worst flooding in decades that has caused widespread devastation in several parts of the country and has so far left more than 226 000 people displaced, homes, livelihood impacted with roads and key infrastructure submerged and several communities devastated.The floods have affected 42 of South Sudan's 78
Tezepelumab for Severe Asthma Improves the Odds of a Good Night’s Sleep
Meeting Coverage > CHEST — However, analysis did not control for treatments of comorbid sleep disorders, expert points out by Katherine Kahn, Staff Writer, MedPage Today October 11, 2024 BOSTON -- Patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma had significantly higher odds of improvement in asthma-related sleep disturbances and improvement in activity levels when treated with tezepelumab
Severe Thunderstorm Strikes Pecos and Terrell Counties
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for areas in Pecos and Terrell counties in Texas, as a powerful storm system moves across the region. The storm, currently moving eastward at a pace of 30 miles per hour, has been producing quarter-sized hail and damaging wind gusts of up to 60 mph, posing a significant
Severe lung infection during COVID-19 can cause damage to the heart
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a National Institutes of Health-supported study has found. The research, published in the journal Circulation, specifically looked at damage to the hearts of people with SARS-CoV2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a serious lung condition that can be
Zakat: Severe Punishment Awaits Defaulters, Grand Khadi Warns
The grand Khadi of Sharia Court of Appeal, Ilorin, Justice AbdulLateef Kamaldeen, has decried the non-challant attitude of wealthy Muslims towards zakat payment.Zakat, the third pillar of Islam, is a means of redistribution of wealth whereby the rich take out a specified percentages of their wealth annually for distribution to the poor members of the
Severe Multi-Year Drought Caused Collapse of Hittite Empire: Study
The Hittites were one of the great powers in the ancient world across almost five centuries, between 1650 and 1200 BCE, with an empire centered in Anatolia — a region that includes much of modern Turkey — with political and socioeconomic interconnections throughout the ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean. In new research, scientists analyzed
I woke up in a strange bedroom with 24 electrodes glued all over my body and a plastic mask attached to a hose covering my face. The lab technician who watched me all night via video feed told me that I had “wicked sleep apnea” and that it was “central sleep apnea” — a type
Severe storm warning for Melbourne cancelled
The weather bureau has called off a severe thunderstorm warning for heavy rain and flash flooding in Melbourne’s inner and eastern suburbs, but says it will continue to monitor the situation.The Bureau of Meteorology, in an alert issued just after 5pm, said severe thunderstorms were detected on the radar near Preston, Reservoir and the area…
Severe Outcomes Declined During Omicron in South Africa
Seropositivity was widespread in South Africa prior to the Omicron wave, and higher infection rates when Omicron arrived did not lead to a corresponding rise in hospitalizations and deaths, researchers found. There was 73.1% seropositivity in Gauteng province from Oct. 22 to Dec. 9, 2021 (95% CI 72.0-74.1), including 68.4% seroprevalence among unvaccinated individuals and…
The cave in the north of Slovakia reveals a mysterious, perhaps catastrophic story
29. 01. 2022 19:00 | RUŽOMBEROK/TV Markíza Je starý asi 5000 rokov. Jedna z nájdených kostí. Foto: TV Markíza Kosti ľudí i zvierat a veľmi vzácna keramika. Má to byť jeden z najvýznamnejších archeologických nálezov. Jaskyňa na severe Slovenska postupne odhaľuje záhadný, možno až katastrofický príbeh starý asi 5000 rokov. Ľudia dávnej bádenskej kultúry v…