Countries used to test drugs often don’t see the approved medicines, study finds
Numerous medicines are not accessible in many of the countries where they were tested before approval by the…
Arsenic reduction in drinking water associated with lower risk of death from chronic illnesses
A new 20-year study of nearly 11,000 adults in Bangladesh found that lowering arsenic levels in drinking water…
Chronic pain in adults linked to increased risk of developing high blood pressure
Chronic pain in adults may increase their risk of high blood pressure, and the location and extent of…
Changes in life expectancy across selected countries in the Western Pacific Region and their underlying risk factors, 1990–2021 | BMC Public Health
Country-specific trends in life expectancy Between 1990 and 2019, life expectancy improved for all observed countries in the…
Genome sequencing for prevention of health-care-associated bacterial infections
WHO Team Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). Global report on infection prevention and control. WHO https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240051164 (2022). Warren,…
Australians suffering ‘irreversible complications’ waiting years to see medical specialists
Some Australians are waiting more than six years to see medical specialists such as neurologists, prompting doctors to…
Ethnic disparities in the prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes in Australia: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Public Health
Hare MJL, Zhao Y, Guthridge S, Burgess P, Barr ELM, Ellis E, et al. Prevalence and incidence of…
The 90th anniversary of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: from local discovery to global endemic | Infectious Diseases of Poverty
China’s history with A. cantonensis serves as a powerful microcosm of the global challenge posed by this emerging…
The 24, 2 hours initiative: a game changer in malaria mortality reduction | Malaria Journal
The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria calls for at least a 75% reduction by 2025 compared with 2015…
Midlife blood test may reveal Alzheimer’s disease risk in advance
A simple blood test for platelet activity at middle age could one day help identify people at risk…
Bad Air Is One of the Biggest Threats to Your Health. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
There’s something invisible that can put us in an early grave. And I’m not talking about sentient AI,…
Malaria healthcare service utilization before, during, and 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic in 20 sub-Saharan African countries using Generalized Estimating Equation | Malaria Journal
Study design and data source Longitudinal study was conducted using secondary data drawn from two survey datasets: ‘Premise…