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New study identifies ways to detect COPD in low- and middle-income countries

How to better detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in low- and middle-income countries is a question that has long plagued the global medical community.

11 Jan 2022

Study estimates the global prevalence of dementia in 2050

The number of adults (aged 40 years and older) living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050, due primarily to population growth and population aging.

6 Jan 2022

UK emergency aid to help vulnerable countries tackle the Omicron variant

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has pledged up to £105 million of UK emergency aid to help vulnerable countries tackle the Omicron Covid-19 variant, with a particular focus on Africa.

30 Dec 2021

Once-a-day antiretroviral medicine for children proven to be more effective at suppressing HIV

A once-a-day antiretroviral medicine that is low-cost and easy for children to take is also more effective at suppressing HIV than standard treatments, according to a global trial led by researchers at UCL.

30 Dec 2021

Access to basic integrative healthcare services increases breast cancer patient's chance of survival

Breast cancer patients treated at hospitals and health systems that educate patients and provide integrative health services have a better chance of survival compared to those treated at institutions with few of these resources, according to a new study published in the Journal of Oncology.

29 Dec 2021

Ad5-nCoV vaccine safe and effective against symptomatic, severe COVID-19, trials shows

One dose of Ad5-nCoV (Convidecia), a COVID-19 vaccine developed in China, is 57.5% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 and 91.7% effective against severe COVID-19 disease beginning 28 days postvaccination, according to a phase 3 randomized controlled trial published in The Lancet.

23 Dec 2021

Spatiotemporal patterns of Delta variant progression and its associated health interventions

In a new study, researchers adopted a prospective space-time scan method to conduct spatiotemporal analysis at the district level in the seven selected countries in SEA from June 2021 to October 2021.

23 Dec 2021

2020 List of 100+ Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives unveiled

To mark the end of the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we are honored to unveil the 2020 List of 100+ Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives.

20 Dec 2021

As hospitals fill up, paramedics spend more time moving patients, less on emergencies

The night after Thanksgiving, a small ambulance service that covers a huge swath of southwestern Colorado got a call that a patient needed an emergency transfer from the hospital in Gunnison to a larger one with an intensive care unit 65 miles away in Montrose.

17 Dec 2021

New UN-wide initiative to foster healthy aging and improve the lives of older people

The United Nations General Assembly today declared 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Aging.

15 Dec 2021

Researchers spot signs of 'pre-resistance' in bacteria for the first time

Scientists have spotted signs of 'pre-resistance' in bacteria for the first time – signs that particular bacteria are likely to become resistant to antibiotics in the future – in a new study led by UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital researchers.

15 Dec 2021

WHO and UNICEF warn about the lack of basic water services in health care facilities

Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, warn WHO and UNICEF.

14 Dec 2021

FCDO launches two papers that reaffirm the UK's commitment to improving global health

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has today (14 December) launched two papers that reaffirm the UK's commitment to improving health around the world through development, diplomacy and research.

14 Dec 2021

Case report highlights limitations of remote monitoring for early detection of CRM device battery failure

Even after the Food and Drug Administration issued a safety notice and recall, manufacturing defects in certain cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices led to premature battery depletion that was not picked up by remote monitoring.

13 Dec 2021

Surgery rates in U.S. hospitals bounced back to normal after initial COVID-19 shutdown

Stanford Medicine researchers found that after the March 2020 COVID-19 shutdown, nonurgent surgery rates dropped, but within months they bounced back and remained at pre-pandemic levels, even as coronavirus infections peaked during the fall and winter of 2020.

13 Dec 2021

COVID-19 pandemic may halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage

New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage.

13 Dec 2021

First locally acquired infection of Omicron variant confirmed in San Diego

Officials at the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, working in collaboration with scientists at University of California San Diego and Scripps Research, have announced the second confirmed case — and first locally acquired infection — of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

12 Dec 2021

Health Systems News and Research

New study identifies ways to detect COPD in low- and middle-income countries

Study estimates the global prevalence of dementia in 2050

UK emergency aid to help vulnerable countries tackle the Omicron variant

Once-a-day antiretroviral medicine for children proven to be more effective at suppressing HIV

Access to basic integrative healthcare services increases breast cancer patient's chance of survival

Ad5-nCoV vaccine safe and effective against symptomatic, severe COVID-19, trials shows

Spatiotemporal patterns of Delta variant progression and its associated health interventions

2020 List of 100+ Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives unveiled

As hospitals fill up, paramedics spend more time moving patients, less on emergencies

New UN-wide initiative to foster healthy aging and improve the lives of older people

Researchers spot signs of 'pre-resistance' in bacteria for the first time

WHO and UNICEF warn about the lack of basic water services in health care facilities

FCDO launches two papers that reaffirm the UK's commitment to improving global health

Case report highlights limitations of remote monitoring for early detection of CRM device battery failure

Surgery rates in U.S. hospitals bounced back to normal after initial COVID-19 shutdown

COVID-19 pandemic may halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage

First locally acquired infection of Omicron variant confirmed in San Diego

Booster vaccination can reduce breakthrough infection risk in HIV patients

Researchers receive $100,000 grant for new project on community health workers

Increased risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people with HIV

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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