Disease
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Authorities in Sanaa are sterilizing water supplies to help stem the world’s worst outbreak of cholera
Dec 2, 2018Authorities in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital Sanaa are sterilizing water supplies at wells, distribution networks and houses to help stem the world’s worst outbreak of cholera. Nearly four years of war between a Saudi-led coalition and... -
Ebola outbreak in Congo is now the second-biggest ever recorded
Nov 30, 2018The UN’s global health body says the Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second-biggest ever recorded. A total of 426 cases of the virus have now been reported... -
Skin autofluorescence can predict type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death
Nov 25, 2018New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes ) shows that non-invasive measurement of skin autofluorescence (SAF) can predict future risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD)... -
Patients treated in ICU are at increased risk of depression
Nov 24, 2018Patients who are treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) and survive are at increased risk of depression, a new study suggests. And depression in ICU survivors was linked with a higher risk of death in... -
Brunei eliminates rubella disease: WHO
Nov 4, 2018The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared that Brunei is free of rubella disease as a public health problem. The rubella virus is highly contagious, but its spread is preventable with safe and cost-effective vaccines.... -
Rates of premature mortality two times higher in the most deprived areas of England, compared to the most affluent
Oct 27, 2018Rates of premature mortality are two times higher in the most deprived areas of England (Blackpool), compared to the most affluent (Wokingham), according to a new comprehensive analysis of health at a local, national and regional... -
New Tuberculosis test could save hundreds of thousands of children: scientists
Oct 27, 2018Scientists on Thursday unveiled a revolutionary way of screening children for tuberculosis, which they say will prevent hundreds of thousands each year from contracting the world’s deadliest infectious disease. A multinational team based at the KNCV... -
PrEP implementation associated with a rapid decline in new HIV infections
Oct 23, 2018Study from Australia is the first to evaluate a population-level roll-out of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in men who have sex with men. Rapid, targeted, and high-coverage roll-out of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to men who have sex... -
Higher levels of the hormone prolactin in women associated with protection against type 2 diabetes
Oct 13, 2018New research published in Diabetologia shows that in women, high levels of the hormone prolactin in the blood (but within the physiological range) are associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). The... -
Mental health disorders could cost the global economy up to $16 trillion between 2010 and 2030
Oct 10, 2018Mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and could cost the global economy up to $16 trillion between 2010 and 2030 if a collective failure to respond is not addressed,...
