NIH researchers discover key factor in early auditory system development
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have uncovered a molecule in an animal model that acts as a key player in establishing the organization of the auditory system. The molecule, a protein known as Bmp7, is produced during embryonic...
Almost 3 million newborns could be saved each year – UNICEF
A ground-breaking series of papers released by The Lancet at UNICEF Headquarters shows that the majority of the almost 3 million children who die before they turn one month old could be saved if they received quality care around the time of birth –...
Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly opens in Geneva
WHO’s annual assembly opens in Geneva, as a new global survey reveals that WHO is one of the world’s 2 most highly rated international organizations. Approximately two-thirds (72%) of the public surveyed by Gallup say they have a good opinion of WHO...
Common treatment for patients with chronic, progressive lung disease found to be ineffective
A drug used to treat patients with mild to moderate lung damage from the disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is no better than placebo for preserving lung function, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Cholera cases rapidly multiplying in South Sudan
The caseload of cholera is rapidly increasing in South Sudan and the deadly, highly contagious disease appears to be spreading, UNICEF said.
Pancreatic Cancer Will Be 2nd Deadliest Cancer by 2030: Study
Sports Injuries Can Damage Kidneys, Study Finds
World Health Assembly opens: Director-General announces new initiative to end childhood obesity
The World Health Assembly, the world's health policy-making body, opened its Sixty-seventh session with the election of Dr Roberto Tomas Morales Ojeda, Cuba’s Minister of Public Health, as its new President. Five vice-presidents were also appointed...
UNICEF demands action to save children of South Sudan from 'living nightmare'
Children displaced in Jonglei state, South Sudan.
UNICEF fears the worst for hundreds of thousands of children in South Sudan
On the eve of the Oslo Humanitarian Pledging Conference, UNICEF warned that hundreds of thousands of children in South Sudan’s three most conflict-affected states are at imminent risk of death and disease, including the threat of cholera.
