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Finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for patients with COPD

A simple finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics for people with the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a new study by researchers from Cardiff University, University of Oxford and King's College London.

11 Jul 2019

Chronic kidney disease patients are excluded from clinical trials

Kidney diseases affect 850 million people worldwide, a figure twice as high as that of diabetes. Yet patients with chronic kidney disease are still being excluded from clinical trials.

10 Jul 2019

UM scientists receive $3.3 million NIH contract to develop opioid addiction vaccine

The University of Montana has received a $3.3 million contract from the National Institutes of Health to develop an innovative vaccine targeting opioid addiction.

10 Jul 2019

Researchers develop new technique to enhance infection-fighting potential of natural chemicals

Researchers in Japan have identified multiple promising new drug candidates to treat antibiotic-resistant infections, including the superbug MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

8 Jul 2019

Computer-generated flu vaccine enters clinical trials in the US

A seasonal flu vaccine that has been developed entirely by artificial intelligence on a computer is set to be tested in clinical trials in the US.

4 Jul 2019

New statement lays down recommendations to combat fall in vaccination rates

Search engines and social media organizations must do more to prevent the spread of inaccurate information on childhood vaccination, and governments must better support mandatory immunization programs, says an international group of leading public health scientists in a statement published in the Journal of Health Communication.

2 Jul 2019

Scientists discover a new way to kill drug-resistant parasites

Over one billion people, including 880 million children, are infected with intestinal nematode worms, such as roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms, according to the World Health Organization.

2 Jul 2019

More effective flu vaccine begins clinical trials across the U.S.

A more effective seasonal flu vaccine is about to be tested in clinical trials across the US.

1 Jul 2019

CPAP treatment for sleep apnea can improve depression symptoms

Researchers have found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea can improve depression symptoms in patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases.

1 Jul 2019

Low-cost OCT scanner promises to bring vision-saving technology to underserved regions

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a low-cost, portable optical coherence tomography scanner that promises to bring the vision-saving technology to underserved regions throughout the United States and abroad.

29 Jun 2019

Large prevention trial launched for people exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

A large clinical trial to assess treatments for preventing people at high risk from developing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has begun.

25 Jun 2019

Introduction of globally recognized surgical guideline reduce post-operative deaths

The English National Health Service reduced post-operative deaths by 37.2% following the introduction of globally recognized surgical guidelines - paving the way for life-saving action in low- and middle-income countries, a new study reveals.

25 Jun 2019

Auburn study explains link between habitat loss and global emergence of infectious diseases

Auburn University researchers have published a new hypothesis that could provide the foundation for new scientific studies looking into the association of habitat loss and the global emergence of infectious diseases.

24 Jun 2019

Study: Temperature-related mortality decreasing in Spain over the past four decades

Temperature-related mortality has been decreasing in Spain over the past four decades, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a research center supported by "la Caixa".

24 Jun 2019

Studies show no evidence of fall in cigarette consumption due to WHO’s FCTC

There is no statistical evidence that global cigarette consumption has fallen as a result of the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in low- and middle-income countries it has actually increased, according to two studies led by global health researchers at York University.

24 Jun 2019

Study uncovers impact of both low and high iron counts

A global study looking at the role that iron plays in 900 diseases has uncovered the impact of both low and high iron counts – and the news is mixed.

21 Jun 2019

Survey: More than 50% of people with arthritis have tried medical marijuana or CBD

On June 13, CreakyJoints, a Global Healthy Living Foundation patient community, will present a poster at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology meeting in Madrid, Spain. Two additional abstracts were accepted for publication.

20 Jun 2019

CityU scientist receives grant for new way to cultivate 10 distinct probiotic bacteria

An environmental scientist at City University of Hong Kong has been awarded US$100,000 by Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for a novel way to cultivate 10 distinct probiotic bacteria simultaneously.

20 Jun 2019

Newly discovered antibody broadly inhibits multiple strains of pandemic norovirus

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and their colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin and the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center have discovered an antibody that broadly inhibits multiple strains of pandemic norovirus, a major step forward in the development of an effective vaccine for the dreaded stomach virus.

19 Jun 2019

A beginner’s guide to better understand curative and transformative therapies

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of a series of articles offering important insight regarding the current state of curative and transformative therapies.

17 Jun 2019

Global Health News and Research

Finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for patients with COPD

Chronic kidney disease patients are excluded from clinical trials

UM scientists receive $3.3 million NIH contract to develop opioid addiction vaccine

Researchers develop new technique to enhance infection-fighting potential of natural chemicals

Computer-generated flu vaccine enters clinical trials in the US

New statement lays down recommendations to combat fall in vaccination rates

Scientists discover a new way to kill drug-resistant parasites

More effective flu vaccine begins clinical trials across the U.S.

CPAP treatment for sleep apnea can improve depression symptoms

Low-cost OCT scanner promises to bring vision-saving technology to underserved regions

Large prevention trial launched for people exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Introduction of globally recognized surgical guideline reduce post-operative deaths

Auburn study explains link between habitat loss and global emergence of infectious diseases

Study: Temperature-related mortality decreasing in Spain over the past four decades

Studies show no evidence of fall in cigarette consumption due to WHO’s FCTC

Study uncovers impact of both low and high iron counts

Survey: More than 50% of people with arthritis have tried medical marijuana or CBD

CityU scientist receives grant for new way to cultivate 10 distinct probiotic bacteria

Newly discovered antibody broadly inhibits multiple strains of pandemic norovirus

A beginner’s guide to better understand curative and transformative therapies

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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