In the over 60s, the main disease that puts eye health at risk is exudative age-related macular degeneration, which in its most severe form can rapidly cause irreversible vision loss
Hospitals under attack in Ukraine: WHO European Region Director Hans Kluge added that stocks of medicines and medical supplies in Ukraine are running out
Fractures of the calcaneus (heel bone) often result from great force. The diagnosis is made by X-ray and, if necessary, CT scan. Treatment requires orthopaedic advice and includes plaster casts and sometimes surgery
Ukraine under attack: the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), referring to its employees in Mariupol, has described the humanitarian situation in the city as catastrophic
The war between Russia and Ukraine has led to sanctions that also have repercussions for the health of Russian citizens: many medicines produced abroad are at risk, and there is understandable concern