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Widespread availability of polypills could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, Say cardiologists

Global health has paid a deadly price for not using simple, low-cost blood pressure lowering drugs, statins and aspirin widely in the form of a single pill, also known as the polypill, say two leading cardiologists in a commentary published in The Lancet.

14 Oct 2022

Air pollution associated with body size and composition in midlife women

Obesity has been a major global health issue in recent decades as more people eat unhealthy diets and fail to exercise regularly.

13 Oct 2022

‘Massive global failure’ led to COVID-19 deaths and reversal of UN goals, report says

Global failures on multiple levels led to a “staggering death toll” from COVID-19 and the reversal of advances made towards UN development goals, a report by the Lancet’s Commission on the pandemic says.

13 Oct 2022

Novel testing method could simplify widespread tuberculosis screening

Tuberculosis can be tough to detect. Diagnosis usually requires coughing up a sputum sample from the lungs, which can be unpleasant, impractical, and even hazardous.

13 Oct 2022

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have higher risk of death following childbirth, analysis shows

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have an elevated risk of death following childbirth long after the 42-day postpartum limit the WHO uses to define pregnancy-related deaths, a new analysis shows.

12 Oct 2022

Clinical trial to test the safety, efficacy of bacteriophages for treating P. aeruginosa infections in CF patients

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and other organs in the body.

11 Oct 2022

Independent Task Force report outlines a One Health approach to address risk factors for future pandemics

The Independent Task Force on COVID-19 and other Pandemics (www.independentcovidtaskforce.org) announced that their report "Pandemic Origins and a One Health Approach to Preparedness and Prevention: Solutions Based on SARS-CoV-2 and Other RNA Viruses" has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

10 Oct 2022

New star rating system aims to help make personal health decisions and guide future research

A new set of meta-analyses clarifies the often complex and contradictory health guidance linking certain diets, behaviors, and conditions to illness.

10 Oct 2022

The magnitude and duration of the protective effect of prior infection and hybrid immunity against Omicron infection and severe disease

Researchers reviewed the duration and magnitude of the protective effect of previous SARS-CoV-2 infections and hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern infections and COVID-19 severity.

7 Oct 2022

mRNA boost offers better protection against COVID-19 in people who received two Coronavac doses

One year after mass vaccination against COVID-19 was launched, inactivated virus vaccines accounted for half of the doses administered worldwide.

6 Oct 2022

Study reports low incidence of severe COVID-19 among vaccinated and boosted individuals

A large study of COVID-19 disease following vaccination and booster, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), reports surprisingly low incidence, especially in individuals younger than 65 years of age with no high-risk conditions.

6 Oct 2022

The neuroprotective potential of Cannabis sativa L. against Alzheimer's disease

A recent study assesses the neuroprotective potential of the active constituents of cannabis in treating dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

6 Oct 2022

Vaccine hesitancy not the main barrier to immunization in low-income countries

Low vaccination rates in poorer countries have little to do with so-called “vaccine hesitancy” according to a study that examined access to COVID-19 tools across 14 low-income countries.

5 Oct 2022

Prenatal phthalate exposure associated with reduced lung function during childhood

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has found that exposure to phthalates in the womb is associated with reduced lung function during childhood.

3 Oct 2022

Obscure family of viruses already endemic in African monkeys "poised for spillover" to humans

An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like symptoms in some monkeys, is "poised for spillover" to humans, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research published online Sept. 30 in the journal Cell.

30 Sep 2022

Configuration of brain networks before COVID-19 moderates the effects of coping and perceived stress

The COVID-19 pandemic generated a unique scenario to analyze the psychological impact of global and extreme situations on the population.

27 Sep 2022

Areas hospitable to Lassa virus spread may extend in the next several decades

In the study, which appeared on September 27 in Nature Communications, scientists analyzed decades of environmental data associated with Lassa virus outbreaks, revealing temperature, rainfall and the presence of pastureland areas as key factors contributing to viral transmission.

27 Sep 2022

New scoring tool helps to 'transparently' prioritize which countries need Covid-19 vaccines the most

A new scoring tool that helps to 'transparently' prioritize which countries are in greatest need of Covid-19 vaccines, has been developed by a UCL-led team of researchers.

27 Sep 2022

First real-world study shows the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy

The first large, real-world study of the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy found these vaccines, especially two initial doses followed by a booster, are effective in protecting against serious disease in expectant mothers whether the shots are administered before or during pregnancy.

27 Sep 2022

Study shows the importance of night-time blood pressure assessment for diagnosing hypertension

Around 15% of people aged 40-75 may have a form of undiagnosed high blood pressure (hypertension) that occurs only at night-time.

26 Sep 2022

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Widespread availability of polypills could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, Say cardiologists

Air pollution associated with body size and composition in midlife women

‘Massive global failure’ led to COVID-19 deaths and reversal of UN goals, report says

Novel testing method could simplify widespread tuberculosis screening

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have higher risk of death following childbirth, analysis shows

Clinical trial to test the safety, efficacy of bacteriophages for treating P. aeruginosa infections in CF patients

Independent Task Force report outlines a One Health approach to address risk factors for future pandemics

New star rating system aims to help make personal health decisions and guide future research

The magnitude and duration of the protective effect of prior infection and hybrid immunity against Omicron infection and severe disease

mRNA boost offers better protection against COVID-19 in people who received two Coronavac doses

Study reports low incidence of severe COVID-19 among vaccinated and boosted individuals

The neuroprotective potential of Cannabis sativa L. against Alzheimer's disease

Vaccine hesitancy not the main barrier to immunization in low-income countries

Prenatal phthalate exposure associated with reduced lung function during childhood

Obscure family of viruses already endemic in African monkeys "poised for spillover" to humans

Configuration of brain networks before COVID-19 moderates the effects of coping and perceived stress

Areas hospitable to Lassa virus spread may extend in the next several decades

New scoring tool helps to 'transparently' prioritize which countries need Covid-19 vaccines the most

First real-world study shows the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy

Study shows the importance of night-time blood pressure assessment for diagnosing hypertension

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Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

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