World Bank Report: Afghanistan Makes Strong, Sustained Health Gains Despite Continuing Insecurity
A new World Bank report finds that Afghanistan has shown improved health outcomes since 2003, with health services that have remained resilient even in highly insecure provinces. The report entitled Progress in the Face of Insecurity: Improving Health...
CDC: Rate of Opioid Overdoses Increasing, Especially in Midwest
"We've got an emergency on our hands," said acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Anne Schuchat, as the agency released a report saying emergency room visits due to opioid overdose have increased an average of 30 percent nationwide...
One-month tuberculosis prophylaxis as effective as nine-month regimen for people living with HIV
Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis....
Broadly neutralizing antibody treatment may target viral reservoir in monkeys
HIV-infected T cell.
Short-term increases in inhaled steroid doses do not prevent asthma flare-ups in children
Researchers have found that temporarily increasing the dosage of inhaled steroids when asthma symptoms begin to worsen does not effectively prevent severe flare-ups, and may be associated with slowing a child’s growth, challenging a common medical...
World leaders join new drive to beat noncommunicable diseases
WHO was announced a new high-level commission, comprised of heads of state and ministers, leaders in health and development and entrepreneurs, on March 1st. The group will propose bold and innovative solutions to accelerate prevention and control of...
Some 19 million newborns at risk of brain damage every year due to iodine deficiency – UN
Children eat a meal at their school which is taking part in a school feeding programme in Latin...
On ‘Zero Discrimination Day’ UN urges tackling everyday biases; ask yourself ‘what if...?
HIV positive Monica and her granddaughter sit at home on a bed in their village of Makuzeze,...
NIH pilot project will match researchers to genes, gene variants of interest
Databases such as the 1000 Genomes Project and the Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC) harbor large numbers of genotypes (an individual’s collection of genes).
Researchers use cigarette smoking behavior to identify genes that regulate blood pressure
Using a technique that is opening the door to more complex analyses of the human genome, researchers have identified dozens of new genetic variations that affect blood pressure. Scientists discovered the new genetic regions — and confirmed the role of...
