WHO launches digital app to improve care for older people
On the International Day of Older Persons – 1 October – the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a package of tools, including a digital application to help health and social workers provide better care for older people.
Survey Results Put Rwanda on Track to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control
The Government of Rwanda, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and ICAP at Columbia University released new data on Sept.25 that demonstrate Rwanda’s remarkable...
THC Products May Play a Role in Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping
The latest findings from the investigation into lung injuries associated with e-cigarette use, or vaping, suggest THC products play a role in the outbreak. Most of the people (77%) in this outbreak reported using THC-containing products, or both THC-...
NIH awards contracts to advance tuberculosis immunology research
Scanning electron micrograph of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause tuberculosis
New NIH program provides comprehensive treatment for inherited blood and immune diseases
Aerial view of the NIH Clinical Center
Multilateral agencies launch a joint plan to boost global health goals
On Sept. 24 at the United Nations General Assembly, 12 multilateral agencies launched a joint plan to better support countries over the next 10 years to accelerate progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Countries must invest at least 1% more of GDP on primary health care to eliminate glaring coverage gaps
Countries must increase spending on primary healthcare by at least 1% of their gross domestic product (GDP) if the world is to close glaring coverage gaps and meet health targets agreed in 2015, says a new report from the World Health Organization and...
Gene regulators work together for oversized impact on schizophrenia risk
Researchers have discovered that gene expression regulators work together to raise an individual’s risk of developing schizophrenia. Schizophrenia-like gene expression changes modeled in human neurons matched changes found in patients’ brains. The...
Study assesses asthma treatment options in African American children and adults
A new study of African Americans with poorly controlled asthma, found differences in patients’ responses to commonly used treatments. Contrary to what researchers had expected, almost half of young children in the study responded differently than...
More women and children survive today than ever before – UN report
More women and their children are surviving today than ever before, according to new child and maternal mortality estimates released on Sept.19 by United Nations groups* led by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).
