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Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus, MD to delivery anniversary discourse at The New York Academy of Medicine November 5

Harold Varmus, MD, co-recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Lewis Thomas University Professor of Medicine at Meyer Cancer Center of Weill Cornell Medical College, will deliver the 168th Anniversary Discourse at The New York Academy of Medicine. The event will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Academy (1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street) and is free and open to the public with registration.

13 Oct 2015

Invasive Salmonella infections revealed as major cause of child illness and deaths in Africa

Invasive Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Africa are a major cause of child illness and deaths, a new body of research into this usually overlooked infectious disease has revealed.

8 Oct 2015

Women's contribution to global health care under-recognized

The results of a major Commission report on women and health took center stage at the Donna E. Shalala Student Center, as Felicia Knaul, Ph.D., Director of the Miami Institute for the Americas at the University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences, presented a discussion of a Lancet study that found women are contributing around $3 trillion to global health care, but nearly half of this labor is unpaid, unrecognized and unaccounted for.

7 Oct 2015

Health officials to attend International Summit on Tuberculosis and Diabetes in Bali, Indonesia

Health officials from the governments of Indonesia and India will join advocates, civil society groups, researchers and businesses from Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America in Bali, Indonesia on 2-3 November at the world’s first International Summit on Tuberculosis (TB) and Diabetes in an effort to avert a global health crisis.

7 Oct 2015

Health Partnership Scheme funds project dedicated to viral haemorrhagic fever

A team from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has received funding of £136,000 from the Health Partnership Scheme to develop a training programme to help the Sierra Leonean Health Service to fight future outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fever.

1 Oct 2015

Polio no more in Nigeria, WHO says

The World Health Organization announced today that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted transmission of wild poliovirus, bringing the country and the African region closer than ever to being certified polio-free.

29 Sep 2015

Polio no more in Nigeria, WHO says

WHO announced today that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted transmission of wild poliovirus, bringing the country and the African region closer than ever to being certified polio-free.

26 Sep 2015

New partnership aims to support countries in improving performance of primary health care

Underscoring the urgent need to transform how essential health care is delivered in low- and middle-income countries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank Group and World Health Organization today are launching a new partnership to support countries in improving the performance of primary health care.

26 Sep 2015

UN adopts Sustainable Development Goals to combat ongoing global tobacco epidemic

Today, the United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a plan to eradicate global poverty. The goals formally recognize, on a global scale, the negative impact of tobacco consumption on health, wealth, and development and commit member governments to combat the ongoing tobacco epidemic, especially through the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

26 Sep 2015

Springer releases new book titled Improving Aid Effectiveness in Global Health

Springer has released a new book entitled Improving Aid Effectiveness in Global Health, edited and co-authored by Dr. Elvira Beracochea, President and CEO of Realizing Global Health.

23 Sep 2015

Arsenic trioxide feasible in low-, high-risk acute promyelocytic leukaemia

The use of arsenic trioxide instead of idarubicin in combination with all-trans retinoic acid is a feasible option in patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia, regardless of risk level, suggests a phase III trial.

21 Sep 2015

Health leaders urged to support NHS’ investment in innovation and prevention programmes

The NHS should be supported to continue to invest in innovation in order to save more money in the long-term, argues a major new report‘Creating a sustainable 21st century healthcare system’ by the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK).

18 Sep 2015

Malaria death rates reduce by 60% since 2000, shows WHO-UNICEF report

Malaria death rates have plunged by 60 per cent since 2000, translating into 6.2 million lives saved, the vast majority of them children, according to a joint WHO-UNICEF report released today.

18 Sep 2015

Health experts call for action to improve health and well-being of women, children, adolescents

Societies are failing women, children and adolescents, particularly in the poorest communities around the world, and urgent action is needed to save lives and improve health, say global health experts.

15 Sep 2015

Panelists to discuss current state of Ebola epidemic at O’Neill Institute Colloquium

The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law fall colloquium series continues Wednesday, Sept. 16 with a focus on Ebola.

14 Sep 2015

A growing number of deaths attributed to avoidable risk factors

A wide range of avoidable risk factors to health – ranging from air pollution to poor diets to unsafe water – account for a growing number of deaths and a significant amount of disease burden, according to a new analysis of 79 risks in 188 countries.

11 Sep 2015

High blood pressure, smoking, and poor dietary habits are greatest risk factors for death

A huge international study of global causes of death has revealed that since 1990, there has been a profound change in risk factors for death.

11 Sep 2015

Risk of illness and death increases when people migrate to urban slum areas

As an increasing proportion of the population in low- and middle-income countries migrates to urban slums areas, the risk of illness and death increases due to harmful environmental exposure.

10 Sep 2015

DNDi unveils plans to better respond to the needs of neglected patients

After having built the world's largest drug development pipeline for the most neglected diseases, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has unveiled plans for a more flexible, dynamic portfolio approach, integrating various operating models to better respond to the needs of patients, notably in low- and middle-income countries. The plan also paves the way for new diseases to be taken up in DNDi's portfolio.

9 Sep 2015

Umeå University study explains causes of significant increase in dengue incidence in Singapore

Population growth and increased temperature are the most important explanations to the significant increase of dengue incidence in Singapore since the 1970s. This is shown in a study undertaken by Joacim Rocklöv and his colleagues at the unit of Epidemiology and Global Health at Umeå University, published in the journal Plos One.

8 Sep 2015

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Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus, MD to delivery anniversary discourse at The New York Academy of Medicine November 5

Invasive Salmonella infections revealed as major cause of child illness and deaths in Africa

Women's contribution to global health care under-recognized

Health officials to attend International Summit on Tuberculosis and Diabetes in Bali, Indonesia

Health Partnership Scheme funds project dedicated to viral haemorrhagic fever

Polio no more in Nigeria, WHO says

Polio no more in Nigeria, WHO says

New partnership aims to support countries in improving performance of primary health care

UN adopts Sustainable Development Goals to combat ongoing global tobacco epidemic

Springer releases new book titled Improving Aid Effectiveness in Global Health

Arsenic trioxide feasible in low-, high-risk acute promyelocytic leukaemia

Health leaders urged to support NHS’ investment in innovation and prevention programmes

Malaria death rates reduce by 60% since 2000, shows WHO-UNICEF report

Health experts call for action to improve health and well-being of women, children, adolescents

Panelists to discuss current state of Ebola epidemic at O’Neill Institute Colloquium

A growing number of deaths attributed to avoidable risk factors

High blood pressure, smoking, and poor dietary habits are greatest risk factors for death

Risk of illness and death increases when people migrate to urban slum areas

DNDi unveils plans to better respond to the needs of neglected patients

Umeå University study explains causes of significant increase in dengue incidence in Singapore

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

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