TTUHSC surgeon serves as a national lead for worldwide CovidSurg collaborative
Group's report addresses surgery backlog, conditions created by pandemicCredit: TTUHSC In 2013, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) established ...
Tag: Disease in the Developing World
CCNY scientists provide new insights into cholera microbe and chances of pandemic strain
Credit: Image credit: Francis J. Santoriello Researchers at The City College of New York have uncovered a novel way in ...
Researchers use artificial intelligence to ID mosquitos
Credit: Couret, J. et al. 2020 (CC-BY 2.0) Rapid and accurate identification of mosquitoes that transmit human pathogens such as ...
$9.6M boost for international mother-baby iron supplements study
Credit: WEHI, Australia A Melbourne-led research consortium investigating the impact of iron treatments on maternal and newborn health in low-income ...
High-tech fixes for the food system could have unintended consequences
New technology is needed for our failing food systems; but anticipating trade-offs is crucial to making sure fixes do not ...
$2 million NIH grant to develop Zika virus vaccine
Credit: Virginia Tech Flaviviruses -- a group of viruses transmitted by ticks or mosquitoes -- infect an estimated 400 million ...
Antimicrobial Stewardship course honoured at Antibiotic Guardian Awards
Credit: University of Huddersfield A COURSE delivered by the University of Huddersfield that teaches healthcare professionals involved in wound management ...
Drug for rare disorder shows promise for treating herpes viruses
A drug currently prescribed to treat a rare enzyme deficiency can help cells clear the herpes simplex 1 and herpes ...
KU Leuven vaccine candidate protects against Covid-19 and yellow fever
Credit: Layla Aerts for KU Leuven Virologists at the Rega Institute at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a vaccine candidate ...
Experimental vaccine for deadly tickborne virus effective in cynomolgus macaques
Monkeys protected against CCHFV, which infects thousands of people annuallyCredit: WHO WHAT: An experimental vaccine developed in Europe to prevent ...
IPM’s dapivirine ring for women’s HIV prevention receives WHO prequalification
WHO prequalification brings the dapivirine vaginal ring another step closer to introduction, pending country approvals * Confirms that this new ...
COVID-19 Peer Hub combats vaccine avoidance amid pandemic
Credit: Photo by CDC on Unsplash UniSA researchers are evaluating a new vaccination education initiative - the COVID-19 Peer Hub ...
IVI, ROK’s GDEF join forces to provide OCV to 540K people at risk of cholera in Nepal & Mozambique
GDEF's US $8.05 million grant to support ECHO projects to prevent and control cholera and contribute to 'Ending Cholera--A Global ...
Commonly used antibiotic shows promise for combating Zika infections
NIH preclinical study suggests FDA-approved tetracycline-based antibiotics may slow infection and reduce neurological problemsCredit: Courtesy of Nath lab NIH/NINDS. In ...
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