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Multivalent mRNA-based vaccine may serve as a preventative measure against future flu pandemics

An experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu strains in initial tests, and thus might serve one day as a general preventative measure against future flu pandemics, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

25 Nov 2022

What Impact is Antimicrobial Resistance having on Animal Health?

For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022, we speak to Junxia Song, FAO Senior Animal Health Officer, about the impact AMR is having on animal health.

24 Nov 2022

COVID-19 disparities more likely to negatively impact Black and Hispanic men

More than two years into the pandemic, multiple analyses of federal, state and local data show that people of color were, and continue to be, disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

23 Nov 2022

CAR T therapy extends its reach beyond oncology

Engineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can do to fight blood cancers.

23 Nov 2022

Trickle of covid relief funds helps fill gaps in rural kids’ mental health services

The Mary Hill Youth and Family Center's building has long been at a crossroads overlooking this rural Appalachian city, but its purpose has evolved.

23 Nov 2022

Interdisciplinary guidelines for treatment of children with arthritis of the jaw

Interdisciplinary guidelines to optimize the treatment of childhood arthritis at global level. So far, there no uniform guidelines have existed for the treatment of arthritis of the jaw, a potentially debilitating consequence of juvenile arthritis.

20 Nov 2022

Mistrust and polarization steer rural governments to reject federal public health funding

When Elko County commissioners rejected a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that could have helped the county create a health department or health district, Kayla Hopkins pleaded with them to reconsider.

20 Nov 2022

Key Alzheimer’s gene alters the way cholesterol moves around the brain, research finds

A gene recognized as the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) alters the way cholesterol moves around the brain and as we age, this altered movement likely contributes to loss of learning and memory, a team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reports.

16 Nov 2022

Scientists urge immediate action to address weaknesses in European cancer research

Europe may face a 'cancer epidemic' over the next decade if immediate action is not taken to address weaknesses in health infrastructure and gaps in research, warn scientists in a new report published in The Lancet Oncology.

16 Nov 2022

Medicine and Mortality in Mali: one health heroine's work to improve community health

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Mariam Cissé about her recent Heroines of Health Award as well as her dedication to improving the health of her community.

From Women in Global Health 16 Nov 2022

UC Davis Health and Illuminate develop program to improve care for at-risk abdominal aortic aneurysm patients

UC Davis Health and AI (artificial intelligence) software company Illuminate have developed a centralized abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance program that is saving lives.

15 Nov 2022

Researchers identify 35 genes that are highly expressed in patients with long-term Lyme disease

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified 35 genes that are particularly highly expressed in people with long-term Lyme disease.

15 Nov 2022

Study reveals the ability of smartwatch ECG to accurately detect heart failure

A study published in Nature Medicine reports the ability of a smartwatch ECG to accurately detect heart failure in nonclinical environments.

14 Nov 2022

New UK aid will help fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria

New UK aid support to the Global Fund will help fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria around the world, Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell announced today (Monday 14 November).

14 Nov 2022

How lessons from the HIV epidemic can help combat COVID-19

Researchers revisit lessons learned from the HIV pandemic in response to COVID-19.

13 Nov 2022

Handheld diagnostic all-in-one lab kit could increase the speed and volume of disease testing

Using swarms of pinhead-sized magnets inside a handheld, all-in-one lab kit, UCLA researchers have developed a technology that could significantly increase the speed and volume of disease testing, while reducing the costs and usage of scarce supplies.

11 Nov 2022

New $3.5 million NCI grant to help improve care for cervical cancer patients in Botswana

For more than two decades, experts at Penn Medicine have worked hand in hand with local partners to improve health care and outcomes in the sub-Saharan African nation of Botswana.

11 Nov 2022

Researchers trace the origin of Japan’s traditional Kampo medicines

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been around for centuries. With a history of almost 3000 years dating back to the early Zhou Dynasty, it has been incorporated into China's present medical system.

11 Nov 2022

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Front-line physicians who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City and New Orleans reported multiple factors that contributed to their occupational stress during this extraordinarily trying time in their careers.

10 Nov 2022

Transforming Discriminatory Gender Norms to Achieve Global Equality

In this interview, we speak to Chioma Oduenyi about her incredible work within global equality and her recent Heroines of Health award.

From Women in Global Health 9 Nov 2022

Health Systems News and Research

Multivalent mRNA-based vaccine may serve as a preventative measure against future flu pandemics

What Impact is Antimicrobial Resistance having on Animal Health?

COVID-19 disparities more likely to negatively impact Black and Hispanic men

CAR T therapy extends its reach beyond oncology

Trickle of covid relief funds helps fill gaps in rural kids’ mental health services

Interdisciplinary guidelines for treatment of children with arthritis of the jaw

Mistrust and polarization steer rural governments to reject federal public health funding

Key Alzheimer’s gene alters the way cholesterol moves around the brain, research finds

Scientists urge immediate action to address weaknesses in European cancer research

Medicine and Mortality in Mali: one health heroine's work to improve community health

UC Davis Health and Illuminate develop program to improve care for at-risk abdominal aortic aneurysm patients

Researchers identify 35 genes that are highly expressed in patients with long-term Lyme disease

Study reveals the ability of smartwatch ECG to accurately detect heart failure

New UK aid will help fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria

How lessons from the HIV epidemic can help combat COVID-19

Handheld diagnostic all-in-one lab kit could increase the speed and volume of disease testing

New $3.5 million NCI grant to help improve care for cervical cancer patients in Botswana

Researchers trace the origin of Japan’s traditional Kampo medicines

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Transforming Discriminatory Gender Norms to Achieve Global Equality

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Realizing the Importance of Medical Electronic Devices

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