Hundreds are scheduled to return to land after a two-week quarantine on Princess Cruises' Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is currently docked off the coast of Yokohama, Japan. more
According to the first official report of the Chinese sanitary authorities, the Covid-19 coronavirus poses the greatest threat to the elderly and the ill, suffering from chronic diseases. The death rate of this infection reaches 2.3 percent, but 80 percent. infections - it is emphasized - are only mild.more
The head of a leading hospital in China's central city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, died of the disease on Tuesday, state television said, becoming the second prominent Chinese doctor to have succumbed to the pathogen.more
Some 400 Americans were finally evacuated Sunday from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan - as another 70 passengers aboard the quarantined vessel tested positive for the deadly infection.more
A Chinese tourist has died in France after contracting the new coronavirus - the first fatality from the disease outside Asia. The victim was an 80-year-old man from China's Hubei province, according to French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn.more
The well-being of Poles in 2019 was not only better than in previous years, but also the best in the history of CBOS research. However, the high percentage of people aged 18-24 who often had thoughts of death are worrying.more
From March 1 this year limits on first-time advice in four specialties: neurology, orthopedics, endocrinology and cardiology will be lifted, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.more
The website for people with cancer and their relatives Mednavi.pl opens access to the premium version paid so far. From February 11, all information is available free of charge.more
A man who broke the quarantine conditions to protect against the spread of coronavirus was shot in North Korea, the Daily Mail reported on his website, citing the South Korean newspaper Dzung-ang ilbo.more
Oils, snacks and drinks containing the cannabis extract cannabidiol (CBD) will be "taken off the shelves" next year if they do not gain regulatory approval.more
About 40 percent the number of days of sick leave of employees due to mental disorders increased in the years 2012 - 2018. Other studies show that in Poland as much as 25 percent. employees feel stress in the workplace - it is 8% more than the European average.more
Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hubei say 254 more people have died in the outbreak of a new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,300 people since December.more
The Westerdam cruise ship, which for two weeks could not call at any of the ports due to concerns that someone on board might be infected with a coronavirus, on Thursday threw the anchor on the road of the Cambodian port of Sihanoukvillemore
Statistics show that women are responsible for 80 percent. detected testicular and prostate cancers. It is women who ensure that men examine themselves regularly.more
The outbreak of coronavirus in China is a "very serious threat to the rest of the world," said World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday, inaugurating a two-day meeting in Geneva on drugs and vaccines.more
The US military on Monday disclosed a more than 50 per cent jump in cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran's missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, with the number of service members diagnosed climbing to over 100.more
British Airways said on Monday all its flights to mainland China had been cancelled until the end of March as the government continues to advise against all but essential travel to the country due to an outbreak of coronavirus.more
The number of notes issued by doctors saying someone is not fit to work due to stress-related disorders increased by 8% last year, new research suggests.more
Medical researchers in China have found the incubation period for coronavirus ranges up to 24 days - 10 days longer than experts previously thought. The research was co-authored by Dr Zhong Nanshan, who discovered the SARS coronavirus in 2003 and has been appointed as a leading advisor in managing the current coronavirus crisis.more
