1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services
One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services, impacting over 2 billion people, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP).
Acute flaccid myelitis requires galvanized research response
This thin section transmission electron microscopic image reveals numerous, spheroid shaped...
Gout treatment may help prevent obesity-related type 2 diabetes, suggests small NIH study
The drug colchicine, used to treat the arthritic condition gout, could potentially reduce complications accompanying metabolic syndrome, a combination of high blood pressure, high blood sugar and other conditions that increase the risk of heart...
CDC and ATSDR Announce Funding for Study of Health Effects of PFAS in Drinking Water
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are soliciting research applications to conduct a multi-site study on the human health effects of exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
CDC’s successful “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign returns on April 1
A CDC investigation update: Salmonella infections linked to hedgehogs
A CDC investigation update of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet hedgehogs
Artesunate Now First-Line Treatment for Severe Malaria in the United States
CDC is issuing new guidance to clinicians for the treatment of severe malaria cases in the United States (U.S.). This change in treatment protocol is necessary because the only FDA-approved intravenous (IV) antimalarial drug in the U.S., quinidine,...
CDC Seeks Input on Firefighter Registry
CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is asking for input on how to encourage more than 1.1 million U.S. firefighters’ participation in a voluntary registry.
Harnessing T-cell “stemness” could enhance cancer immunotherapy
A new study led by scientists in the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) sheds light on one way tumors may continue to grow despite the presence of cancer-killing immune cells. The findings suggest a way to enhance...
Retinal prion disease study redefines role for brain cells
