Tag: Pandemic

From Pandemic Response to Corruption: A Glimpse at the Việt Á’s Controversy

January 8, 2024

Piecing the puzzle of misconduct As the story of the Viet A scandal continues to unfold, the latest development reveals that former Việt Á Company Deputy Director Vũ Đình Hiệp admitted guilt in Hà Nội’s People Court, confessing to bribing […]

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Exploring the Correlation Between Stroke Occurrences, Covid-19, and the Youth

December 27, 2023

By Dr. Joyce Pauline Joseph, Consultant Neurologist at Aurelius Hospital Nilai The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped human health on a global scale, extending far beyond its commonly acknowledged respiratory effects. This virus has shown its capacity to affect multiple bodily […]

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Pandemic Research Alliance launched for virus-related research

December 5, 2023
Pandemic Research Alliance launched for virus-related research

World-renowned professors from six leading institutions in four countries have launched the Pandemic Research Alliance (PRA) to drive concerted research into respiratory viruses from animals to humans, improved surveillance, and new solutions to better manage the next pandemic. This is […]

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Covid-19: are we out of the woods yet? (Q&A with Dr Balachandran)

April 12, 2023
Covid-19: are we out of the woods yet? (Q&A with Dr Balachandran)

In light of the Covid19: Quickly Test & Treat / Cepat Uji & Rawat campaign organised by the Malaysian Society of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases (MyICID) in collaboration with the Malaysian Family Medicine Specialists’ Association (FMSA) and the Malaysian […]

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Tackling the next global and public health threat after COVID-19 – Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

December 28, 2022
Tackling the next global and public health threat after COVID-19

By Prof Dr. Sasheela a/p Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, Infectious Disease Professor, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC).  As Malaysia and most of the world transitioned to the endemic phase of COVID-19, it’s easy to forget that just two years ago, […]

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Researchers hint at another potential monkey virus spillover to humans

October 5, 2022

Arteriviruses are an obscure family of viruses endemic in a host of wild African primates – arteriviruses are considered a fatal threat to some species of monkeys. Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder), evoking parallels to […]

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Nurses facing burnout, psychological and emotional distress post-COVID, study finds

July 5, 2022

A cross-country survey of nurses and midwives in the UK has found deep repercussions due to the COVID-19 pandemic: many nurses and midwives report feeling unaccustomed to redeployment, which involved caring for high numbers of critically ill patients and witnessing […]

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Depression in new mothers triple pre-pandemic levels

March 17, 2022

New research into pregnancy and postpartum depression highlights how new mothers experienced more depressive episodes during the early days of COVID-19 (COVID). The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had earlier estimated that 1 in 8 mothers experienced postpartum […]

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Rethinking Smart Medical & Biotesting in the post pandemic world

September 30, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way people approach their health and healthcare. This October 14th, Taiwan Excellence, representing the symbol of Taiwan’s innovative technology, will organise a Smart Medical & Biotesting Webinar to introduce some of the latest developments […]

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3D-printed origami technology under development for improved pandemic treatment

September 28, 2021

Technology replicating the distinctive folding of Japanese origami craft is under development to help in the fight against COVID-19, as well as ease healthcare costs and delivery. Currently, researchers at Canada’s Simon Fraser University (SFU) Additive Manufacturing Lab are working […]

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