世界衛生組織(WHO)8月30日將武漢肺炎(新型冠狀病毒病,COVID-19)Mu(B.1.621)變異株確認為新的SARS-CoV-2「需留意變異株(VOI)」,Mu變異株在美國的發生率(incidence rate)約為0.1%,在全球則小於0.1%,初步的實驗數據表明,Mu變異株因在基因上的改
今(21日)是國際失智症日,國際失智症協會(ADI)發表「2021全球失智症報告」,內容指出全球有高達7成5失智者未被確診,而台灣近10年來失智者獲得診斷比率雖已提升2成多,不過還是有近5成未被確診。台灣失智症協會認為,未來隨醫學進步,可能導致「診斷需求海嘯」來臨,呼籲政府應積極強化醫療體系的失智症
第七十六屆聯合國大會總辯論二十一日在紐約市總部召開,上百個國家的總統、總理、首相和外交首長都將親臨出席,預料將聚焦於終結武漢肺炎疫情和因應氣候變遷挑戰。美國有線電視新聞網(CNN)二十日報導,美國擔憂,在疫苗分配不均的情況下,這場世界領袖的年度「大拜拜」,恐引發「超級傳播者」(super sprea
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan is to begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine to high-school students on Wednesday, and the Cent
/ The Guardian, with staff writerBritish newspaper The Mail on Sunday reported that Prince Charles met with Bruno Wang (汪家興), a Taiwanese fugitive who
EXPANDED COVERAGE: APRC holders, foreign spouses of Taiwanese citizens and foreign diplomats can apply for vouchers starting on Sunday, the agency sai
/ AP, HONG KONGThe 1,500-member panel that picks Hong Kong’s next leader would have only one opposition-leaning member, results showed yesterday from
Older adults who sleep six hours or fewer a night may have elevated risk for dementia and other cognitive issues, a new study finds.
NEW REGULATIONS: People working at conventions and trade fairs must now provide a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination when entering the sit
/ Staff writer, with CNAPeople who have received a first dose of Medigen Vaccine Biologics Co’s COVID-19 vaccine would be able to receive their second
/ AFP, HONG KONGHong Kong’s political elite yesterday began selecting a powerful committee to choose the territory’s next leader and nearly half the l
先前 Honda 推出一款名為 N7X 的概念車,擁有三排七人座設定,預期取代 BR-V 地位,近日原廠釋出一組預告影片,並指出 9 月 21 日線上新車發表,外媒表示,將是 N7X 概念車的量產版本問世。
進入高齡社會,失智症是國人刻不容緩的重要議題,研究發現,長期處於噪音環境下,罹患阿茲海默型的失智症恐增高,醫師表示,身體時時刻刻都處於壓力狀態和警覺狀態。若長期處於噪音汙染下,身體會對噪音產生反應,意會到潛在危險,讓腦內感到不安,而反覆有逃跑或應戰的警戒準備。
/ Staff writer, with CNAA small cluster of COVID-19 infections involving EVA Airways Corp (長榮航空) pilots is under control, while a cluster linked to a
BY OTHER MEANS: China could see CPTPP membership as a means of circumventing trade restrictions imposed by the US, amid an ongoing trade dispute betwe
在武漢肺炎(新型冠狀病毒病,Covid-19)疫情中,公信力備受質疑的世界衛生組織(WHO)秘書長譚德塞(Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus),有可能在無競爭對手的情況下,於下週角逐第二任。不過,消息人士說,譚德塞的家鄉衣索比亞政府反對他續任。
澳洲一份最新醫學分析研究指出,確診武漢肺炎的兒童與青少年,其罹病症狀通常會持續四到十二週,鮮少會長期持續到超過三個月。該醫學研究已在十七日刊載於「兒科傳染病期刊」(Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal)。
Some 40 Hungarian husbands, with their wives on their backs, clambered over rough terrain on Saturday in the nation’s second wife-carrying contest.
聯合國專門機構「國際勞工組織」(ILO)和「世界衛生組織」(WHO)17日首度發表「職業性死亡」調查報告,內容指出,每年多達近200萬人因工作相關的疾病或意外死亡,一大部分是出於長工時,而武漢肺炎(新型冠狀病毒病,COVID-19)疫情恐怕會使情況繼續惡化。
謝光緯有在關注國際新聞的朋友可能已經注意到,歐盟剛於9月16日通過「歐盟印度太平洋地區合作戰略聯合公報 (Joint Communication on the EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific)」,然而國內紅媒、統媒及藍營側翼卻選擇忽略不