Heat-related deaths could more than quadruple by mid-century – report
Reuters Heat-related illnesses and deaths are rising as the world warms, an international team of health experts said on Tuesday, forecasting a 370 per cent surge in yearly heat deaths by mid-century if the world warms by two degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. Already, at roughly 1.1 degrees Celsius of warming, people experienced about 86 […]
Vaccine confidence volatile, vulnerable to misinformation, global study finds
London, UKReuters Political polarisation and online misinformation are threatening vaccination programs worldwide, with public trust volatile and varying widely between countries, according to a global vaccine confidence study. The study, which maps trends in vaccine confidence across 149 countries between 2015 and 2019, found that scepticism about the safety of vaccines tended to grow alongside […]
Surgery death rates in Africa are twice global average, study finds
Thomson Reuters Foundation Death rates for patients undergoing surgery in Africa are double the global average even though they tend to be younger, scientists said on Wednesday, adding that many deaths were likely preventable. Contributory factors include few specialists, poor hospital infrastructure and a lack of post-operative monitoring, they said in a study published in […]