Some Infants still not receiving the recommended screenings and interventions for hearing loss and critical congenital heart disease at birth
The report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) highlights the benefits of and gaps in assessing point-of-care newborn screening for hearing loss (HL) and critical congenital heart disease (CCHD). These critical gaps need to...
NIAID scientists illuminate mechanism of increased cardiovascular risks with HIV
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have expanded the understanding of how chronic inflammation and persistent immune activation associated with HIV infection drive cardiovascular disease risk in people living with HIV. People living with...
NIAID scientists illuminate mechanism of increased cardiovascular risks with HIV
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have expanded the understanding of how chronic inflammation and persistent immune activation associated with HIV infection drive cardiovascular disease risk in people living with HIV. People living with...
Sequencing all 24 human chromosomes uncovers rare disorders
Conceptual image of a cell karyotype exhibiting trisomy, three copies of one chromosome.
Project Signing: Bangladesh Receives $515 million World Bank Financing to Improve Health and Nutrition Services
The government of Bangladesh on August 28th, signed a $515 million financing agreement with the World Bank to improve the country’s health, nutrition, and population services.
World Bank Mobilizes US$200 Million to Combat Cholera in Yemen
The World Bank on August 25th, announced an emergency US$200 million grant to support Yemen as it struggles to contain one of the world’s largest cholera outbreaks. This will strengthen the country's health, water and sanitation systems, addressing...
Spread of acute watery diarrhoea and suspected cholera slows in Yemen amid unprecedented response efforts from unsung local heroes
Children receive treatment for acute watery diarrhoea at the Sab'een Hospital in Sana'a...
Severe Malnutrition Rates Shoot up Across Kenya, Leaving More Than 70,000 Children at Risk of Death
Nearly 73,000 children in Kenya are severely malnourished and at risk of dying from drought-related hunger unless urgent aid is made immediately available.
Scientists develop infection model for tick-borne flaviviruses
National Institutes of Health scientists have filled a research gap by developing a laboratory model to study ticks that transmit flaviviruses, such as Powassan virus. Powassan virus was implicated in the death of a New York man earlier this year.
New study: fortified rice can reduce anaemia and zinc deficiency among poor in Bangladesh
A new study has shown that consuming fortified rice can significantly reduce anaemia and zinc deficiencies among the poorest women in Bangladesh. Conducted by the research centre icddr,b and on behalf of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP),...
