Health
UN vows to radically scale up Ebola fight as ‘invisible’ caseloads are escaping detection
Senior UN System Coordinator for Ebola David Nabarro (centre) flanked by WHO Assistant Director-General for Health Security, Keiji Fukuda (left) and Special Representative Karin Landgren at a press conference in Monrovia, Liberia.
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Maternity care practices differ in neighborhoods with more black residents than average, CDC research finds.
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Liberia’s Ebola Quarantine Affecting Livelihoods
Some residents of Liberia’s West Point say Ebola-related restrictions are becoming unbearable. And they say if the situation continues for another week, the already angry residents could become even angrier.
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New Drug May Fight Serious Respiratory Virus in Infants
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Monthly blood transfusions reduce sickle cell anemia-related brain injury in children
Regular blood transfusions prevent recurrent blockage of brain blood vessels, a serious neurological side effect that occurs in one third of children with sickle cell anemia, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Test reliably detects inherited immune deficiency in newborns
Blood is collected from a newborn for screening.
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Certain Symptoms Can Delay Lupus Diagnosis, Researchers Report
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'Bubble Boy' Disease May Be More Common Than Thought
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More Than 200,000 People Call For Stronger WorkPlace Protections For Farmworkers
Farmworkers harvest strawberries in Salinas, CA.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020