Novel intervention halves rate of death among people living with HIV who inject drugs
An intervention designed to facilitate treatment for HIV and substance use was associated with a 50 percent reduction in mortality for people living with HIV who inject illicit drugs, a study has found. In addition, the people who received the...
NIOSH launches new framework to tackle opioid crisis in the workplace
Opioid use and misuse in the workplace are a definite part of America’s opioid crisis – and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has a new plan to fight it.
Study finds multiple sclerosis drug slows brain shrinkage
Results from a clinical trial of more than 250 participants with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) revealed that ibudilast was better than a placebo in slowing down brain shrinkage. The study also showed that the main side effects of ibudilast were...
Study provides an early recipe for rewiring spinal cords
For many years, researchers have thought that the scar that forms after a spinal cord injury actively prevents damaged neurons from regrowing. In a study of rodents, scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health showed they could overcome...
New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years
Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in the United States in 2017, according to preliminary data released on August 28, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the National STD Prevention...
Deadly swine fever threatens Asia, UN agriculture agency warns, urging regional collaboration
There is no effective vaccine to protect swine from the disease.
UNICEF steps-up support for children ahead of new school year in Ebola affected areas of Eastern DRC
Jean-Pierre Masuku, UNICEF’s Ebola Outreach Officer in North Kivu in The Democratic Republic of the Congo, discusses Ebola...
NIH research program to explore the transition from acute to chronic pain
The National Institutes of Health has launched the Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) program to investigate the biological characteristics underlying the transition from acute to chronic pain. The effort will also seek to determine the...
HIV/AIDS research yields dividends across medical fields
Since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the United States 37 years ago, the National Institutes of Health has invested more than $69 billion in the understanding, treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. Beyond the development of life-saving...
More patients survive sudden cardiac arrest with new EMS technique
A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics use to resuscitate patients with sudden cardiac arrest can significantly improve the odds of survival and save thousands of lives. More than 90 percent of Americans who...
