NIH strategic plan details pathway to achieving Hepatitis B cure
: Image caption: This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image revealed the presence of hepatitis B virus (...
Fresh red blood cell transfusions do not help critically ill children more than older cells
Researchers have found that transfusions using fresh red blood cells—cells that have spent seven days or less in storage—are no more beneficial than older red blood cells in reducing the risk of organ failure or death in critically ill children. The...
Pollution Pods at COP25 show climate change and air pollution are two sides of the same coin
Air pollution and climate change are two sides of the same coin: both are largely caused by the same sources and have similar solutions. Ambitious climate action has the potential to both safeguard our health and future, and to reduce the yearly seven...
6.2 Million middle and high school students used tobacco products in 2019
More pregnant women and children protected from malaria, but accelerated efforts and funding needed to reinvigorate global response, WHO report shows
The number of pregnant women and children in sub-Saharan Africa sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets and benefiting from preventive medicine for malaria has increased significantly in recent years, according to the World Health Organization.
Climate risks to health are growing but prioritized funding lacking to safeguard human health from climate change
Safeguarding human health from climate change impacts is more urgent than ever, yet most countries are not acting fully on their own plans to achieve this, according to the first global snapshot of progress on climate change and health. The new report...
Gay, bisexual men increasingly agree: HIV “Undetectable Equals Untransmittable”
A variety of antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV beneath the slogan “U=U.”
Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk
The study found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of...
Measles outbreaks continue unabated : Five countries accounted for nearly half of all measles cases in 2018
Children under the age of five accounted for most of the 140,000 people who died from measles in 2018, according to new estimates released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) on behalf of the...
Malaria: Focus on pregnant women and children, stresses UN health agency report
More women in sub-Saharan Africa are using bed nets to protect themselves against malaria.
