International research team discovers new mechanism behind malaria progression: Findings provide a new avenue for research in malaria treatment
Using computer modeling, Carnegie Mellon President Subra Suresh and his colleagues found that nanoscale knobs, which form at the membrane of infected red blood cells, cause the cell stiffening that is in part responsible for the reduced blood flow...
The Gambia: World Bank Supports Efforts to Boost Nutrition and Health Services for Women and Young Children
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved a total of US$5 million in new financing for The Gambia to strengthen primary health care services and improve community nutrition for the country’s most vulnerable children and women. The...
Two treatments yield similar results for children after cardiac arrest
A large-scale, multicenter study has shown that emergency body cooling does not improve survival rates or reduce brain injury in infants and children with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest more than normal temperature control.
WHO sending in more medical supplies and assisting the arrival of foreign medical team support for earthquake-ravaged Nepal
WHO is surging additional medical supplies and health workers into the earthquake-affected region to help the Government of Nepal provide rapid medical assistance to the thousands who have been injured in Saturday’s disaster.
More U.S. Newborns Enduring Drug Withdrawal: Study
Very Young Kids Often Use Tablets, Smartphones, Study Finds
Expanding Naloxone use could reduce drug overdose deaths and save lives
Allowing more basic emergency medical service (EMS) staff to administer naloxone could reduce drug overdose deaths that involve opioids, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, “Disparity in Naloxone Administration by...
Just 1 Hour of Daily TV Boosts Kids' Obesity Risk, Study Suggests
Health Food Stores Often Promote Adult-Only Supplements to Teens
Baby Swings, Car Seats Not Safe for Sleeping
