How South Korea cracked its blood pressure crisis – and what other countries can learn
South Korea has given the world K-pop, K-beauty and K-dramas but its most important export could prove to…
Hydroxyurea Reduced Child Mortality from Sickle Cell Anemia
A 10-year study in sub-Saharan Africa revealed that a higher dose of the oral medication Hydroxyurea improved survival…
Ebola risk in Congo now ‘very high’, WHO warns – POLITICO
The situation remains stable in neighboring Uganda, where two confirmed cases and one death have been recorded. Anne…
Ebola taught me whose suffering the world sees
Amid another Ebola outbreak, hundreds of Africans are sick, displaced, fearful, or dead. Health care workers across Central…
Why is there no vaccine for this Ebola outbreak?
Health authorities are trying to contain an Ebola outbreak in Africa, but a lack of resources and no…
Ebola deaths surge 30 percent as Berlin prepares for patient – POLITICO
Measures that specifically exclude foreigners are ineffective, said Jeanne Marrazzo, head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.…
EU trumpets its reliability on global health as US slashes foreign aid – POLITICO
The strategy also condemns the “instrumentalization” of health and says closing “the emerging gaps in global health resilience”…
Australia secures aircraft to bring passengers home from Hantavirus-hit cruise ship
A suitable aircraft has been secured and is expected to bring home Australian and New Zealand passengers from…
Doctors trace rare animal disease in sexual networks of gay men
Researchers in France and Spain have diagnosed a number of men who have sex with other men with…
Treated baby wraps may reduce malaria risk in refugee infants
Malaria remains a threat to young children in refugee settlements, where displacement, temporary housing, and limited access to…
How In Vitro Models Are Transforming Drug Discovery in Malaria
IntroductionLimitations of Traditional Malaria ModelsAdvances in Liver Stage and Multi-Stage In Vitro ModelsStem Cell-Derived and Engineered Host SystemsHigh-Throughput…
Scientists map 239 human-infective RNA viruses to track future outbreak risks
A new global dataset of 239 human-infective RNA viruses shows how animal hosts, vector transmission, surveillance gaps, and…