Category : Health
Germany reports 107,913 new cases, 57 deaths from COVID-19
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany reported 107,913 new COVID-19 cases and 57 new deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases has reached 14,682,758 and the total number of reported deaths has reached 122,678. In recent weeks, daily infections neared the quarter......
Fitbit announces Luxe – a fitness and wellness tracker
Fitbit announced Fitbit Luxe, a fashion-forward fitness and wellness tracker designed to help you take a more holistic approach to your health and wellness. Luxe offers the motivation and support you need to stay healthy in today’s world with everything from stress management tools to automatic activity and sleep tracking......
Abu Dhabi doctors save lives of Emiratis with intricate surgery
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has carried out UAE’s first deep brain stimulation operations saving the lives of four Emirati nationals from Parkinson’s disease. The surgeries, which each lasted between four and eight hours, took place over just four days following comprehensive evaluations to ensure the patients were good candidates for......
Great demand in USA for fake vaccine cards
Multiple news outlets across the U.S. are reporting a rise in counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine cards, leading to a 300% growth in advertisements on the dark web for such documentation since January. With people looking for falsified documents as a way to travel, start a new job, return to school, or......
Copper kills up to 99.9% of bacteria on transit surfaces
Results from TransLink’s industry-leading trial show that copper is effective at killing bacteria on high-touch transit surfaces. Based on sample-testing performed on transit and in a lab, the trial concludes that select copper products on transit are durable and kill up to 99.9 per cent of all bacteria within one......
Oman research reveals psychological impact of COVID-19
An Omani study in which 1,580 citizens and residents took part shows that 30% of them, the majority being women, suffered moments of anxiety and sleep disorders related to COVID-19. In a statement to Oman News Agency (ONA), Dr. Hamad Nasser al-Sinawi, Senior Consultant at the Department of Behavioral Medicine......
Health App to help UK hospitality business return to normal
REVIV Global announced that they have partnered with V Health Passport™ to bring the HELIIX Health Pass to the hospitality industry so they can return to normal with confidence and it’s being championed by members of the British Royal Family. V Health Passport™ makes use of the award winning VCode®......
Disney partners with Philips to work on clinical project
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, and The Walt Disney Company EMEA announced they are teaming up to test the effects of custom-made animation , including specially-made Disney stories, within Philips Ambient Experience, a solution that integrates architecture, design and enabling technologies, such as dynamic lighting, video projections......
Revolutionary solution for spinal surgeries launched
TheraCell Inc, a leading allograft solution company, announced that its newest procedure-specific fiber graft form, the TheraFuze DBF Fiber Bag, is now available for use in spinal and orthopedic surgeries, including minimally invasive procedures. Additionally, the company announced that a patent related to the Fiber Bag was issued by the......
Korea to receive 40 million COVID vaccines from Moderna
Moderna Inc. a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, confirmed that the Company has entered into a supply agreement with the government of the Republic of Korea to provide 40 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to support the government’s aim of providing vaccines to the......