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January 22. On January 22, the U.S. passed 25 million cases, with one of every 13 Americans testing positive for COVID-19. [24] January 24. On January 24, the Capitol Police announced that 38 police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol. [25] January 25.
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to the American physiologist David Julius (b. 1955) and Armenian-American neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian (b. 1967) "for the discovery of receptors for temperature and touch ." [2] During the award ceremony on December 10, 2021, Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet member ...
Between 2013 and 2015, 43 students took part in the course and chose a single health-related article to work on. A study of their contributions by UCSF faculty found that the students expanded their articles, added higher-quality sources, removed lower-quality sources, and improved readability. The study's authors argued that medical schools ...
11 January. Malaysia has reported 2,232 new cases, bringing the total number to 138,224. 1,006 recoveries were reported, bringing the total number of recovered to 109,115. There are four new deaths, bringing the death toll to 555. There are 28,554 active cases, with 187 in intensive care and 87 on ventilator support.
Somali civil war. 2024 Lido Beach attack. Thirty-eight people are killed and 212 others are injured in a mass shooting and suicide bombing by Al-Shabaab militants near the Beach View Hotel on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online) (Reuters) Iran–Israel proxy conflict, Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. [2] It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices [3] and 150 field offices worldwide. [4] The WHO was established on April 7, 1948, and formally began its work on September 1, 1948. [5]
Aggregate US hospital costs were $387.3 billion in 2011—a 63% increase since 1997 (inflation adjusted). Costs per stay increased 47% since 1997, averaging $10,000 in 2011 (equivalent to $13,544 in 2023 [ 31] ). [ 128] As of 2008, public spending accounts for between 45% and 56% of US healthcare spending. [ 129]
The Canadian province of Ontario has reported 318 new cases the lowest daily case count since June 15 2021. [184] [185] [186] Fiji has confirmed 166 cases of COVID-19 and announced one death bringing the death toll to 7. [187] Malaysia has reported 5,293 new cases, bringing the total number to 696,408.