World No Tobacco Day 2023 award
Dr Asmus Hammerich, Director of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, Dr Rana Hajjah, Director of Programme Management, Dr Hani Al Gouhmani, World No Tobacco Day award winner, and Dr Fatimah El-Awa, Regional Adviser for the Tobacco Free Iniative in the WHO Regional Office 23 August 2023, Cairo, Egypt – Every year, the WHO Regional Office recognizes individuals for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. Today, the World No Tobacco Day award was presented to Dr Hani Al Gouhmani, former coordinator of the Framework Convention Alliance for supporting nongovernmental organizations in tobacco control...
Source: WHO EMRO News - August 23, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news

Meet the remarkable surgeons behind UK's first womb transplant
The intricate surgery, completed in February at the Churchill hospital in Oxford, was made possible by a team of eight surgeons, two anaesthetists, ten theatre staff, plus ten or so nurses.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Consultancy firm run by minister’s ex-colleague given part-time NHP contract
A small consulting firm run by a health minister’s former colleague has been given a critical advisory role on the New Hospitals Programme, HSJ has learned.
Source: HSJ - August 23, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR Roche provides update on Phase III Skyscraper-01 study in PD-L1-high metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Basel, 23 August 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has been made aware of an inadvertent disclosure of the second interim analysis of the Phase III SKYSCRAPER-01 study, evaluating the investigational anti-TIGIT immunotherapy tiragolumab plus Tecentriq ® (atezolizumab) versus Tecentriq alone as an initial (first-line) treatment for people with PD-L1-high locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).SKYSCRAPER-01 is ongoing and the study remains blinded to patients and investigators. We are continuing the study until the final analysis for overall survival. All other stud...
Source: Roche Investor Update - August 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

A chance meeting with a Peruvian shaman in Paris took Grace on a big journey of control, judgment, a dark place and the mental health system
Lucy Shepherd announces the release of 'Uncontainable: Spread Your Wings' SYDNEY, Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lucy Shepherd wants to inspire and motivate others to not lessen themselves because of others judgement and control. It is for this reason she now releases "Uncontainable:...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

MRI scan better than blood test at spotting prostate cancer, study finds
Results could form basis of a screening programme for most common male tumour
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - August 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

New York To Paris In 90 Minutes. Can This Startup Make It Happen?
Hermeus’ audacious plan to build a passenger plane able to travel at Mach 5 is a longshot, but it’s won Pentagon backing. arlier this month, a curved aluminum skeleton 40 feet long sat waiting in Hermeus’ cavernous Atlanta factory. It was the prototype of a drone called Quarterhorse. It will never…#mach5 #pentagon #hermeus #atlanta #ajpiplica #concorde #piplica #usairforce #halcyon #defensedepartment
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Does a combined swimming pool and open water education programme for children develop adaptable water safety competencies? - Button C, van Duijn T, Cocker K, Trotter-Dunn G, Seifert L.
Most learn-to-swim programmes are undertaken in one location (often a swimming pool), which is potentially less effective than learning across a range of aquatic places and contexts. Water safety education delivered in multiple environments may improve ski...
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

A grounded theory exploration of programme theory within Waves of Wellness surf therapy intervention - Marshall J, Ferrier B, Martindale R, Ward PB.
OBJECTIVE: Poor mental health represents a large proportion of disease burden faced by young Australians, which has been further exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the reluctance of this population to seek support. Surf therapy is a novel form of int...
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Britain's first menopause education programme launched by experts in bid to help women understand the changes to their bodies as research suggests 90% were never taught about it at school
Research suggests that more than 90 per cent of women were never taught about the menopause at school, while nearly two-thirds only started looking for information when symptoms had begun.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Video captures the terrifying moment a Russian ballistic missile slammed into a theatre in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv killing 7, wounding 144
UNITED24 video of the Russian Iskander ballistic missile exploding in Chernihiv UNITED24 A Russian missile struck a central square in Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine. The strike left 144 wounded and 7 dead, including a 6-year-old girl. The city's theater, which was hosting a gathering of…#russian #chernihiv #ukraine #sofia #interior #ihorklymenko #telegram #dramatheatre #united24media #russianiskander
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Triathlon swimming leg cancelled in Paris 2024 test event
Olympics - Paris 2024 holds triathlon test event for the Olympics - Paris, France - August 18, 2023 General view as athletes compete in the elite men triathlon test event in the river seine REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The swimming leg of a…#olympicsparis #stephanielecocqfile #olympicgames #riverseine #seine #parisolympics
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Jason Leitch concerned about winter amid Covid upswing
Scotland's national director urges eligible people to get vaccinated when the programme starts.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Italian rail group aims to launch high-speed links between European cities
State-owned operator FS suggests a Brussels to Amsterdam route could be extended to Paris and Berlin#fs #amsterdam #berlin
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Where to find the world ’s best wine bars
Paris is the gold standard, but London is learning. Dan Keeling shares the best spots for a good glass#dankeeling
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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