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Global health leaders discuss the urgent funding needs of ACT Accelerator

Heads of state, global health leaders, scientists, and the private sector have come together at the Paris Peace Forum this week to discuss how to meet the urgent funding needs of the ACT Accelerator.

16 Nov 2020

Prescription of antibiotics rises in England during COVID-19 lockdown

FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) releases new White Paper on antibiotic resistance to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.

16 Nov 2020

Multi-faceted COVID-19 strategy can prevent infections, save lives in resource-challenged countries

A public health strategy that combines contact tracing and community-based screening with isolation and quarantine centers can substantially reduce infections, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 while being cost-effective in low-and-middle-income countries like South Africa, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital has found.

15 Nov 2020

Study: E-cigarette users have 43% increased risk of developing respiratory disease

A growing body of evidence points to the health risks of using e-cigarettes (or "vaping"). But because e-cigarettes are marketed as a less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes, it has been difficult to tell whether the association between vaping and disease is just a matter of smokers switching to vaping when they start experiencing health issues.

12 Nov 2020

Exposure to air pollution during fetal period, early life linked with higher blood pressure

Exposure to an urban environment characterized by high levels of air pollution and noise in areas with a high building density during the fetal period and in early childhood may contribute to higher blood pressure.

12 Nov 2020

Time to discuss potentially unpleasant side effects of COVID shots? Scientists say yes.

Drugmaker Pfizer is expected to seek federal permission to release its COVID-19 vaccine by the end of November, a move that holds promise for quelling the pandemic, but also sets up a tight time frame for making sure consumers understand what it will mean to actually get the shots.

12 Nov 2020

Study shows potential of new pinprick blood test for diagnosing HPV-related cancers

A potential breakthrough in the early detection of the neck, head and anal cancers linked to human papilloma viruses has emerged.

12 Nov 2020

IMCRC launches new funding initiative with an Australian first rapid COVID-19 test

Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) has launched its new funding initiative, IMCRC activate, with an Australian first — the development of a rapid COVID-19 test that uses optical technology.

12 Nov 2020

Routine testing for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce risk of respiratory complications

Routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce the risk of respiratory complications and save lives, a new study reveals.

12 Nov 2020

WHO Member States designate 2021 as the 'International Year of Health and Care Workers'

Member States at the resumed virtual, 73rd World Health Assembly, recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of the millions of health and care workers at the forefront of the Covid-19 pandemic, unanimously designated 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers.

11 Nov 2020

Trump’s anti-abortion zeal shook fragile health systems around the world

In Ethiopia, health clinics for teenagers once supported by U.S. foreign aid closed down. In Kenya, a decades-long effort to integrate HIV testing and family planning unraveled.

10 Nov 2020

‘A great day for science and humanity’; Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is found to be 90% effective

Pfizer and BioNTech have today announced their new vaccine candidate (BNT162b2) is 90% effective against SARS-CoV-2.

9 Nov 2020

Search for a snakebite drug might lead to a COVID treatment, too

Dr. Matthew Lewin, founder of the Center for Exploration and Travel Health at the California Academy of Sciences, was researching snakebite treatments in rural locations in preparation for an expedition to the Philippines in 2011.

9 Nov 2020

Adolescent boys have higher mortality due to unintentional injury, interpersonal violence

A new study on gender equality in health and wellbeing in the Asia Pacific region calls for greater attention to be paid to excess mortality and health risks experienced by boys in the first 20 years of life.

9 Nov 2020

Social distancing policies had little effect on lower income people

A new Boston University School of Public Health study of the first four months of America's coronavirus epidemic, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, shows that physical distancing (also called "social distancing") policies had little effect.

9 Nov 2020

Study suggests honey and Nigella sativa expedites viral clearance in COVID-19 patients

A team of researchers from various institutes across Pakistan, Chile, Canada, and the USA recently conducted a clinical trial to investigate the potential effectiveness of a combination of honey and Nigella sativa (HNS) in treating COVID-19 patients. Their study is published on the preprint server medRxiv prior to the scientific peer review process.

8 Nov 2020

Lupus patients receiving prophylactic therapy are at high risk for adverse reactions

New research shows that adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, who receive trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), a prophylactic therapy to help prevent pneumocystis pneumonia, are at high risk for adverse reactions to the drug, particularly if they are also positive for anti-Smith (anti-Sm) antibodies.

6 Nov 2020

VA joins Pentagon in recruiting volunteers for COVID vaccine trials

The Department of Veterans Affairs is recruiting 8,000 volunteers for the Phase 3 clinical trials of at least four COVID-19 vaccine candidates at 20 federal medical facilities across the U.S., according to officials with the VA and Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration's initiative to fast-track a coronavirus vaccine.

6 Nov 2020

Report: 800 million children have dangerously high lead levels in blood

As many as 800 million children have dangerously high lead values in their blood. The neurotoxin can cause permanent brain damage.

5 Nov 2020

Climate change linked to higher rates of cancer

Climate change will bring an acute toll worldwide, with rising temperatures, wildfires and poor air quality, accompanied by higher rates of cancer, especially lung, skin and gastrointestinal cancers, according to a new report from UC San Francisco.

5 Nov 2020

Global Health News and Research

Global health leaders discuss the urgent funding needs of ACT Accelerator

Prescription of antibiotics rises in England during COVID-19 lockdown

Multi-faceted COVID-19 strategy can prevent infections, save lives in resource-challenged countries

Study: E-cigarette users have 43% increased risk of developing respiratory disease

Exposure to air pollution during fetal period, early life linked with higher blood pressure

Time to discuss potentially unpleasant side effects of COVID shots? Scientists say yes.

Study shows potential of new pinprick blood test for diagnosing HPV-related cancers

IMCRC launches new funding initiative with an Australian first rapid COVID-19 test

Routine testing for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce risk of respiratory complications

WHO Member States designate 2021 as the 'International Year of Health and Care Workers'

Trump’s anti-abortion zeal shook fragile health systems around the world

‘A great day for science and humanity’; Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is found to be 90% effective

Search for a snakebite drug might lead to a COVID treatment, too

Adolescent boys have higher mortality due to unintentional injury, interpersonal violence

Social distancing policies had little effect on lower income people

Study suggests honey and Nigella sativa expedites viral clearance in COVID-19 patients

Lupus patients receiving prophylactic therapy are at high risk for adverse reactions

VA joins Pentagon in recruiting volunteers for COVID vaccine trials

Report: 800 million children have dangerously high lead levels in blood

Climate change linked to higher rates of cancer

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

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