Monkeypox Renamed Mpox Amid Racism Concerns
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox still exists, but its name is being phased out over racism concerns.For the next year, the terms monkeypox and the new name mpox will be used interchangeably before the virus is permanently renamed m…
Learn More¿Qué medicamentos funcionan mejor contra la COVID? La OMS actualiza las directrices de tratamiento
VIERNES, 16 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En una directriz que se actualizó el jueves, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) desaconseja ahora utilizar los medicamentos de anticuerpos sotrovimab y casirivimab-imdevimab en los pacientes…
Learn MoreWhich Drugs Fight COVID Best? WHO Updates Treatment Guidelines
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In updated guidance issued Thursday, the World Health Organization now recommends against using the antibody drugs sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab for patients with COVID-19.This recommendation replaces …
Learn MoreWHO Says Pandemic’s End May Be Near
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, the leader of the World Health Organization declared Wednesday, with deaths at their lowest level worldwide since the new coronavirus first began to spread in M…
Learn MoreMonkeypox May Get New Name to Curb Stigma
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox could soon get a new name. The World Health Organization announced Friday that it plans to rename the condition to eliminate any derogatory or racist connotations, a decision in alignment with curr…
Learn MoreLa OMS declara a la viruela del simio como emergencia de salud internacional
LUNES, 25 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La viruela del simio, que ya se ha propagado a 75 países y que ha enfermado a al menos 16,000 personas, ha sido declarada como una emergencia de salud internacional por la Organización Mundial de la Salud…
Learn MoreWHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox, which has now spread to 75 countries and sickened at least 16,000 people, has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). The declaration came after WHO Director …
Learn MoreNo use Luvox ni colchicina para luchar contra la COVID, aconsejan expertos de la OMS
VIERNES, 15 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas no deben utilizar los medicamentos colchicina y fluvoxamina para tratar la COVID-19 moderada, advierte la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS).El antidepresivo fluvoxamina (Luvox) y el fá…
Learn MoreWHO Guideline Advises Against Fluvoxamine, Colchicine for COVID-19
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fluvoxamine and colchicine are not recommended for nonsevere COVID-19, according to the 11th version of the World Health Organization living guideline on drugs for COVID-19 published online July 13 in The BMJ….
Learn MoreDon’t Use Luvox, Colchicine to Fight COVID, WHO Experts Say
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People shouldn’t take the drugs colchicine and fluvoxamine to treat mild to moderate COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning.The antidepressant drug fluvoxamine (Luvox) and the gout drug colch…
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