New MRI method provides detailed view of the placenta during pregnancy
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new method to process MRI scans to reveal the distinct compartments of the placenta, take measurements of oxygen levels in each region and determine if there are malformations in...
Marburg vaccine shows promising results in first-in-human study
The vaccine, developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, could someday be an important tool to respond to Marburg virus outbreaks.
Overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not proportionally increase with new flexibilities in prescribing
The proportion of opioid overdose deaths involving buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, did not increase in the months after prescribing flexibilities were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study....
Probiotic markedly reduces S. aureus colonization in Phase 2 trial
A promising approach to control Staphylococcus aureus bacterial colonization in people – using a probiotic instead of antibiotics – was safe and highly effective in a Phase 2 clinical trial.
Small Island Developing States accelerate action to tackle biggest killers
The Government of Barbados, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization are holding a high-level technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health with Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The...
Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk
Afra, held by her mother Therese, is being checked for malnourishment at Al...
WHO Chief Says 'At Least 10,000' Still Die Each Week from COVID
At a meeting of its member states on Thursday, World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered both good and bad news about COVID-19.
NIH clinical trial leads to atezolizumab approval for advanced alveolar soft part sarcoma
Left frame: Normally, tumor cells (purple) evade the immune system’s T cells (...
Medical Product Alert N°8/2022: Substandard (contaminated) METHOTREX 50mg
This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to one batch of substandard (contaminated) METHOTREXTM (methotrexate) 50mg, identified in two countries (Yemen and Lebanon) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region. Methotrexate is on the WHO model list of...
One Health in G20 countries
The G20 countries are looking for guidance from the One Health Quadripartite in operationalizing One Health (OH) approaches. In 2022, the Quadripartite supported the Indonesian G20 Presidency by developing the Lombok G20 One Health Policy Brief....
