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BY NATION REPORTER

STAKEHOLDERS have hailed President Hakainde Hichilema for holding meetings with different Church organisation, saying the initiative will put to rest the perceived tension between the Church and government so witnessed in the recent past.

A new report produced by an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff and students at Virginia Commonwealth University and published by the Center for American Progress is shedding light on the connections between rising heat and harm to health. The report, titled “The Health Care Costs of Extreme Heat,” sets the stage to discuss heat’s impact by recalling recent heat events that have collectively harmed and hospitalized thousands of people.

People who find it difficult to find time to exercise during a busy work week may concentrate their moderate-to-vigorous physical activity to one to two days of the week or weekend.

It is imperative that we augment and enhance the public health infrastructure in the United States in order for it to achieve its mission of preventing illness and promoting health, says the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new policy paper published July 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. “Modernizing the United States’ Public Health Infrastructure: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians” updates recommendations ACP made in 2012 for the U.S. public health infrastructure with new policies on establishing federal public health leadership, protecting public health workers, reversing workforce shortages, and the need to integrate primary care and public health.

Top infectious disease researchers have updated the guidelines to reduce the spread of resistant staph infections in hospital settings. The recommendations released June 29 emphasize basic hand hygiene, careful oversight of antibiotic prescriptions and the use of contact precautions such as gowns and gloves for patients with MRSA, depending on local MRSA control needs.

Pregnant people who report feeling unsafe in their neighborhood are more likely to experience depression during pregnancy and have a baby with a low birth weight, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has disabled 1% to 2% of the population, and one of the most common disabilities among patients is problems with short-term memory. Electrical stimulation has emerged as a viable tool to improve brain function in people with other neurological disorders.

Germans should emulate the southern European tradition of the siesta as a way to support workers during the country’s frequent hot spells, according to the head of an association representing public health officers.

By GRACE CHAILE

THE Road Development Agency (RDA) has been sued by Lidwala Zambia Limited for non- payment of K1.5 million, being an outstanding balance for the consultancy services provided relating to the Luanshya-Fisenge-Masangano road on the Copperbelt Province.

Breast milk from each individual contains a unique assemblage of antibodies that are surprisingly stable throughout lactation and across pregnancies, according to a new Journal of Experimental Medicine study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.