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Pregnant women living with HIV may not receive the recommended treatment

Pregnant women with HIV may not receive medications that are in line with current recommendations, according to a recent study.

18 Dec 2019

Women who live near green space may be at lower risk of excess weight, obesity

Women who live less than 300 meters from green space may be at lower risk of excess weight or obesity.

17 Dec 2019

Universal health coverage a strategic priority

Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated every year to remind ourselves of the need to ensure that anyone, anywhere can make use of the health services they need at any time required, at an affordable rate. Health coverage includes not only emergency and treatment services but also promotive health, preventive health, rehabilitation and palliative care.

15 Dec 2019

Under-5's receiving an average 25 antibiotic prescriptions each year

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to mankind says the World Health Organization (WHO). One of the greatest contributors to this menace is indiscriminate use of antibiotics.

15 Dec 2019

Study provides clues about how hydration affects cognitive performance in older adults

Not getting enough water is enough to make you feel sluggish and give you a headache, but a new Penn State study suggests it may also relate to cognitive performance.

12 Dec 2019

Americans are taking fish antibiotics to save money

Alarming results from a new study show that people in the United States buying fish antibiotics online and consuming them because they’re more affordable than to go visit a doctor. The study sheds light on the high costs of health care in the country and how citizens are struggling to afford basic services.

12 Dec 2019

New book provides extensive research into health effects of football

The new book "Football as Medicine - Prescribing Football for Global Health Promotion" collates 15 years of research when describing the effects of football training on cardiovascular, metabolic and musculoskeletal fitness, and providing up-to-date knowledge of the impact of recreational football for target populations like children, type 2 diabetes patients, cancer patients, people with mental health conditions, the socially deprived and older people.

12 Dec 2019

Health risks associated with NSAIDs as a factor for increased opioid prescribing

Patients with chronic pain caught between cardiovascular concerns about non-opioid analgesics and addiction risks of opioids, likely causing significant unmet need for pain relief.

11 Dec 2019

The complex problem of storing health data – the solution is in patients' hands

The report in BMJ Open and the BBC of research showing that patient safety is risked by hospitals across England using 21 separate electronic systems to record patient health care, demonstrates the scale and importance of this crucial issue to the nation’s health.

From Evergreen Life 11 Dec 2019

UMSOM researchers to test the safety, tolerability of prototype Shigella-ETEC vaccine

Each year, millions of people contract serious diarrheal illnesses typically from contaminated food and water. Among the biggest causes of diarrheal diseases are the bacteria Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, and researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are testing a vaccine designed to offer protection against these serious pathogens.

10 Dec 2019

Children in low resourced countries more likely to die after surgery

Children in low resourced countries are 100-200 times more likely to die after surgery than children in wealthy countries, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in Anesthesiology.

10 Dec 2019

New nanoparticle innovation detects vascular calcification in atherosclerosis

Heart disease and stroke are the world's two most deadly diseases, causing over 15 million deaths in 2016 according to the World Health Organization.

9 Dec 2019

Study reports way to predict dengue transmission globally

A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE reports a model that is based on air travel, using the number of passengers flowing between international airports to predict how many of the air travellers arriving at any of these airports will have dengue, in a month.

5 Dec 2019

Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers expand global relationships in public health

Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University are building and expanding global relationships and collaborations in the fields of public health and health informatics.

5 Dec 2019

Hybrid antibiotics show promising results in eradicating deadly staph infections

Eradicating deadly staph using a new breed of antibiotics has revealed promising results in research released by QUT, to help overcome one of the biggest modern medical challenges.

4 Dec 2019

Communication key in preventing AIDS, say health organizations

Repeating the message of so many years, World AIDS Day has come and gone. This year, the focus was on improving communication between the “victims” and the healthcare providers so that the former can get the care they need without having to come to terms with their lifestyle choices.

2 Dec 2019

New HIV drug combo rolled out in South Africa

South Africa has started distribution of the new anti-retroviral pill that combines three drugs to combat the HIV menace. The distribution began Sunday 1st of December 2019, to mark the World AIDS Day.

2 Dec 2019

People who eat bushmeat may be at risk of contracting life-threatening diseases

People who eat wildebeests, wart hogs and other wild African animals may be at risk for contracting potentially life-threatening diseases, according to an international team of researchers.

2 Dec 2019

NewPneu: A cost-effective solution for detecting childhood pneumonia in low-resource communities

A device designed by a team of faculty and student researchers at Sheridan's Centre for Mobile Innovation (CMI) has the potential to impact the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia - a significant cause of death for children worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

27 Nov 2019

Short-term visit to severely polluted city can be detrimental to one's health, study shows

A new study by researchers at UCLA shows that even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city can be detrimental to one's health.

25 Nov 2019

Global Health News and Research

Pregnant women living with HIV may not receive the recommended treatment

Women who live near green space may be at lower risk of excess weight, obesity

Universal health coverage a strategic priority

Under-5's receiving an average 25 antibiotic prescriptions each year

Study provides clues about how hydration affects cognitive performance in older adults

Americans are taking fish antibiotics to save money

New book provides extensive research into health effects of football

Health risks associated with NSAIDs as a factor for increased opioid prescribing

The complex problem of storing health data – the solution is in patients' hands

UMSOM researchers to test the safety, tolerability of prototype Shigella-ETEC vaccine

Children in low resourced countries more likely to die after surgery

New nanoparticle innovation detects vascular calcification in atherosclerosis

Study reports way to predict dengue transmission globally

Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers expand global relationships in public health

Hybrid antibiotics show promising results in eradicating deadly staph infections

Communication key in preventing AIDS, say health organizations

New HIV drug combo rolled out in South Africa

People who eat bushmeat may be at risk of contracting life-threatening diseases

NewPneu: A cost-effective solution for detecting childhood pneumonia in low-resource communities

Short-term visit to severely polluted city can be detrimental to one's health, study shows

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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