Capital Health, a renowned healthcare provider in New Jersey, is currently facing extensive network disruptions suspected to be caused by a cyber assault. The healthcare system, which has facilities throughout the state, is actively collaborating with cybersecurity specialists to assess the issue and accelerate the process of restoring normal operations.
In a concerning turn of events, Capital Health, a prominent healthcare provider in New Jersey, is grappling with extensive network disruptions, potentially stemming from a cyber assault. The healthcare system, spread across the state, is actively collaborating with cybersecurity experts to assess and address the situation promptly. This unfortunate occurrence sheds light on the escalating threat of cyber-attac…
Swollen feet are a common issue among older men, often causing discomfort and limiting mobility. This condition, known as edema, can be caused by various factors, including medical conditions, medications, and lifestyle habits. In this article, we ll explore practical strategies to manage and alleviate swollen feet, helping older men maintain comfort and mobility.
Understanding Swollen Feet
Swollen feet occur when fluid accumulates in the tissues, leading to puffiness and discomfort. This can happen due to:
Poor circulation: As we age, the circulatory system may become less efficient, leading to fluid retention in the lower extremities.
Medical conditions: Heart disease, kidney problems, and liver disease can contribute to fluid buildup.
Medications: S…
Introduction to LASIK surgery
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Almost everyone has been impacted by COVID-19. There have been awful pandemics like the Flu Pandemic that happened in 1918, killing around 50 million people, the HIV/Aids pandemic between 2005 and 2012 that killed around 36 million people, the Ebola outbreak and many more. But, COVID-19 is one of a kind that has brought down almost every country to its knees leaving them with just one option and that is complete lockdown. Albeit, is COVID 19 a well planned and executed war, which is silent yet more powerful than a nuclear war? Don’t you feel like you’ve been asked to stay home because your city has been bombarded with a nuclear bomb and going out might cause you to get infected due to radiation from a nuclear bomb? In my opinion, COVID-19 is even more dangerous than a nuclear wa…
Tran Dinh Thanh Lam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Dec 21 2005 (IPS) – Although it has been partly successful at controlling the spread of bird flu, Vietnam is stepping up its fight against the frightening disease, starting with more cautious use of antiviral drugs.
News from the country s Pasteur Institute, the national centre of bird flu research, that the deadly flu strain H5N1 has developed resistance to the drug Tamiflu has caused officials to rethink their approach.
They are now developing a national anti-bird flu strategy that includes manufacturing and stockpiling vaccines and antiviral drugs. The fact that H5N1 could develop resistance to Tamiflu makes us revise our anti-bird flu strategy based mostly on that anti-viral drug. We must have other preventive plans in case th…
Joyce Mulama
NAIROBI, Nov 30 2006 (IPS) – Which citizens is a government most accountable to? Those who voted it into power? Or is it more the people who re too young to cast ballots too short, even, to reach the table in a voting booth: the children?
If it s the latter, then how has Kenya s government conducted itself towards the nation s children in the matter of HIV/AIDS? Those who pause to take stock of this, Friday, in commemoration of World AIDS Day (for which the theme this year is Accountability ) will find themselves confronted with a situation which often seems to contain more problems than solutions.
The country and the world at large have shown commitment to fighting the disease, but children have received a raw deal, said Michael Angaga, national co-ordi…
Pratap Chatterjee*
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 2007 (IPS) – The convoy of flatbed trucks picked up its cargo at Baghdad International Airport last spring and sped northwest, stacked high with crates of expensive medical equipment. From bilirubin metres and hematology analysers to infant incubators and dental appliances, the equipment had been ordered to help Iraq shore up a disintegrating health care system.
But instead of being delivered to 150 brand-new Primary Health Care centres (PHCs) as originally planned, the Eagle Global Logistics vehicles were directed to drop them off at a storage warehouse in Abu Ghraib.
Not only did some of the equipment arrive damaged at the warehouse, owned by PWC of Kuwait, one in 14 crates was missing, according to the delivery documents. The s…
Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK, Aug 21 2009 (IPS) – A behind-the-scenes tussle between the pro-business, free trade wing of the Thai government and the country s public health activists is raging over the fate of a national programme to supply cheaper generic drugs.
Activists are worried that Bangkok s plans to strengthen the country s intellectual property (IP) strategy could come at a heavy price for the tens of thousands of Thais who depend on the locally produced generic versions of expensive brand-name drugs to stay alive.
Signs that this clash could spill over into the public arena emerged this month following a strongly worded letter written to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, which accused the government of ignoring the plight of Thais who depend on generic med…
Isaiah Esipisu
NAIROBI, Jun 22 2011 (IPS) – People in Western Kenya are now able to buy effective anti-malarial drugs at low prices thanks to the success of the Global Fund s subsidy programme, and thanks to honest pharmacists who are reselling the drugs at the recommended low prices.
The drugs subsidised through the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS
The program by the Global Fund to subsidise the cost of the most effective anti-malaria…
Young boy sitting on a wall outside ‘Way Home’, a UNICEF-assisted shelter providing food, accommodation, literacy trainings and HIV/AIDS-awareness lessons to street children in Odessa, Ukraine. Because of unsafe sex and injecting drug use, street adolescents are one of the groups most at risk of contracting HIV. Credit: UNICEF/G. Pirozzi
KIEV, Dec 9 2014 (IPS) – Marginalised communities and civil society groups helping them are warning of a “tragedy” in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) as international funding for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) programmes in the regions is cut back.
The EECA is home to the world’s only growing HIV/AIDS epidemic and is the s…