MSF Reaction to the United Nations Secretary General Report on HIV/AIDS
We saw a doubling of the number of people on lifesaving HIV treatment over the last five years in order to exceed the global commitment of reaching 15 million people with treatment by 2015. The number of people on treatment will need to double again...
Penis Reconstructions 'Life-Altering' for Men, Studies Show
Harsh Parenting May Harm a Child's Physical Health
Sleep Apnea May Raise Heart Risks in People With Pacemakers
Rapid-response immune cells are fully prepared before invasion strikes
Through the use of powerful genomic techniques, researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have found that the development of immune cells, called innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), gradually prepares...
On International Day, UN spotlights role of midwives in achieving development targets
In Dinajpur, Bangladesh, Selina Akter, second year midwifery student, plays the role of a...
Ketamine lifts depression via a byproduct of its metabolism
A team of NIH intramural scientists and grantees traced ketamine’s rapid antidepressant effects to...
Cameroon: US$127 Million to Address Urgent Health Needs of Women and Children in Underserved Northern Regions
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on Tuesday a total of US$127 million to increase the use of and improve the quality of health services in Cameroon, with a focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (...
Age-related macular degeneration before and after the era of anti-VEGF drugs
In a study of nearly 650 people with the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD), half still had vision 20/40 or better, typically good enough to drive or to read standard print, after five years of treatment with anti-VEGF drugs that are...
