Health And Wellness

Earlier today, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke with Minister Ma Xiaowei, who is in charge of China’s National Health Commission, about the COVID-19 situation in the country. WHO is glad that this meeting is happening and that information about the situation as a whole is being shared with the public.

Even more than we thought, exercise seems to make severe COVID worse.

High salt intake has long been associated with a number of negative health effects, including an increased risk of heart attacks, stroke and heart failure. Now, a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has shown that reducing salt intake dramatically reduces the risk of these negative health outcomes. The study, which followed over 1.66 lakh participants from the UK Biobank over 11.8 years, showed that even when following the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), reducing salt intake was associated with fewer heart attacks and strokes. This article will look at the details of the study and its implications.

The late fall and early winter are often considered to be respiratory virus season; however, things are a little bit different this year.

Dr. Jose Romero, director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Centre for Immunisation and Respiratory Diseases, told reporters on a call that many children are now getting respiratory viruses for the first time after avoiding them during the pandemic.