Curated Video
Health Organizations Say COVID-19 Has Impacted The Fight Against AIDS
Health experts say COVID-19 has caused serious disruptions in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Bloomberg
Covid Cases to Slow Within 'Few Weeks': Johns Hopkins
ohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Vice Dean Joshua Sharfstein discusses New York City Mayor Eric Adam's decision to reopen schools on "Bloomberg Surveillance." The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by Michael R....
Bloomberg
Shanghai Hits Record Daily Covid Cases With 60% Spike
Covid cases in Shanghai jumped 60% in one day, hitting a new record on Friday amid widening restrictions that limit access to food and medical care. Bloomberg Intelligence's Sam Fazeli examines the current wave of Covid-19 and the risk...
Bloomberg
Covid Response Diverges in Europe
As Europe waits for the omicron variant to peak, divergence is growing among EU countries on how best to tackle the pandemic. Austria is implementing a vaccine mandate that starts today, and at the same time France has a timeline to ease...
Curated Video
The government says more than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a staph "superbug.'' The Journal of the American Medical Association calls the overall incidence rate "astonishing.''
HEADLINE: Q-and-A: Resistant Staph Infections
CAPTION: The CDC says that every year, more than 90,000 people contract MRSA, a drug-resistant staph infection. Most people contract MRSA in a healthcare setting. (Oct. 17) 2007
...
Curated Video
Filipino man becomes Hong Kong's first suspected fatal case of swine flu
1. Wide of Thomas Tsang, Controller of the Centre for Health Protection walking into news conference
2. Wide of media
3. Wide of Tsang speaking
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Thomas Tsang, Controller of Centre for Health Protection, Department...
Bloomberg
Millions in Shanghai Remain Under Strict Covid Lockdown
Millions of residents in Shanghai still remain under strict Covid lockdown despite authorities claiming victory over the latest outbreak. Meanwhile, Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said the island-state could face the next Covid...
Curated Video
Two Americans and an Israeli won a Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for creating detailed blueprints of the protein-making machinery within cells, research that's being used to develop new antibiotics.
HEADLINE: 2 Americans share Nobel Chemistry prize
CAPTION: Two Americans and an Israeli won a Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for creating detailed blueprints of the protein-making machinery within cells, research that's being...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Hepatitis HIV: the risks of Indias blood system
Experts blame Indias blood system for being haphazard with patients contracting infections from transfusions due to lapses in screening of donations especially in rural areas along with a black market in which professional donors are...
Bloomberg
Asian Governments Are Seeking to Reopen Their Economies Gradually
May.21 -- Japan plans to lift its state of emergency for the Osaka region as early as Thursday, but keep the order in place for Tokyo. The Philippines is considering downsizing lockdowns to villages from regions, as it balances further...
Bloomberg
New York-Presbyterian CEO Doesn’t See Mass Virus Inoculations by 2021
Jun.15 -- New York-Presbyterian Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Steven Corwin discusses concerns about an uptick in Covid-19 infections across the United States, preparations for a second wave of infections, and the...
Bloomberg
WHO Science Council Member: Test, Trace, Isolation Strategy Is Key
Jul.15 -- Adeeba Kamarulzaman, professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the University of Malaya and a member of the World Health Organization Science Council, talks about the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Southeast...
Bloomberg
Herd Immunity Not a Realistic Answer to Covid-19: Johns Hopkins
Sep.25 -- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz discusses the varying effects of coronavirus on different patients, studies on mutations in the virus, and what is to be expected of a...
Bloomberg
Malaysia Declares State of Emergency, Suspends Parliament
Jan.12 -- Malaysia’s king declared a state of emergency. The move allows embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin avoid facing an election until the pandemic is over. Sophie Kamaruddin reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East."
Curated Video
COVID-19 Surges In The Southern Hemisphere Just In Time For Winter
The link between dry climate and the virus, and the fact that people spend more time indoors in winter, could be bad news for the Southern Hemisphere.
Bloomberg
U.S. Is Concerned About Virus Variants, Advisor Says
May.12 -- Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and a member of President Joe Biden's Covid-19 Advisory Board, discusses the government's fight against the...
Bloomberg
Omicron: Here's What We Know So Far
Bloomberg Intelligence's Sam Fazeli discusses the latest data on the omicron variant on "Bloomberg Markets: Europe."
Curated Video
Mothers, doctors and paediatrician argue over baby weaning
London, UK, February 10, 2011
1. Close of baby breastfeeding
2. Mid shot of baby breastfeeding
3. Mid shot of mother settling to feed
4. Various close of breastfeeding
5. Tilt down of mother breastfeeding
6. Mid shot of mothers...
Bloomberg
Cornell Will Have Students on Campus in Fall
Aug.13 -- Martha Pollack, Cornell University president, says the school will open in the fall with students on campus. She says it's safer to have the students back in the classroom. She speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."
Sky News
Sir Patrick Vallance Covid Presser Part 2
CLEAN: Interior shots of Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser ( GCSA ), speaking at government covid update press conference on 9 September 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
Curated Video
South Korea Reports No New Domestic Coronavirus Cases
For the first time in 10 weeks, South Korea says it had no new domestic cases on Thursday.
Curated Video
Newsy's Latest Health News
Shutdown measures prevented about 60 million COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to a new study. FDA approves a second saliva COVID-19 test.
Curated Video
U.S. Reports Record Number Of New Coronavirus Cases
More than 30 states reported an increase in the number of new coronavirus cases but CDC data shows the national death rate is declining.
Bloomberg
Very Difficult to Catch Every Coronavirus-Infected Person, HKU Professor Says
Jan.28 -- Benjamin Cowling, professor and head of epidemiology and biostatistics division at Hong Kong University, talks about the spread of the coronavirus that’s claimed more than 100 lives. He speaks with Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg...