Monday, May 29, 2017

Injured Afghanistan vet undergoes experimental amputation

Dr. Matthew Carty amputated Brandon Korona's leg using a new procedure that could reinvent the science of amputations

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-vet-injured-by-land-mine-undergoes-experimental-amputation/

Doctors keep close tabs on children of Zika-positive moms

Florida's rainy season is ramping up, and so is the threat of mosquitoes carrying the virus

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/zika-virus-threat-zika-positive-mom-yessica-flores-baby-checkup/

Doctor: After 20-foot fall, man "brought back from the dead"

"I was meant to survive. I was meant to carry on," says a Maryland man whose recovery is being called a miracle

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tj-scanlon-technically-dead-maryland-man-recovering-from-fall/

"Smartphone thumb" is plaguing more people, doctors say

A condition that doctors used to only see in factory workers is becoming more common thanks to too much texting

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/smartphone-thumb-texting-tendinitis-plaguing-more-people/

Children of Zika-positive moms closely monitored after birth

Florida's rainy season is ramping up, and so is the threat of mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus. More than 5,000 people in the U.S. have reported having Zika since last year. Most people caught it overseas, but nearly all 224 locally-transmitted cases in 2016 happened in Florida. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/children-of-zika-positive-moms-closely-monitored-after-birth/

WHO: Healthier, fairer, safer: the global health journey 2007-2017



From: World Health Organization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmg1v5ATXzk

WHO: Public health prizes 2017



From: World Health Organization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2LoyLPGviY

OMS : Remise des prix 2017 pour la santé publique



From: World Health Organization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=busRZaha5ww