Filipino nurse from Saudi Arabia positive for MERS (Update)
A nurse who flew home from Saudi Arabia last week has been confirmed as the Philippines' second case of Middle East respiratory syndrome.
Sep 3, 2014
Archive: 03/09/2014
Fast-tracking rare disease drug candidates' approval
Aspiring new drugs face long and stringent tests on safety and effectiveness before making it to market. And rightly so. But giving drugs special designations that bring with them the right incentives can help bring them ...
Sep 3, 2014
Ebola outbreak in remote DR Congo district both a challenge and a chance
When the deadly Ebola virus struck anew last month in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the outbreak was centred in a district sufficiently remote to be both a blessing and a bane for medical staff.
Sep 3, 2014
Household air pollution puts more than one in three people worldwide at risk of ill health and early death
Household air pollution, caused by the use of plant-based or coal fuel for cooking, heating, and lighting, is putting nearly three billion people worldwide at risk of ill health and early death, according to a new Commission, ...
Sep 3, 2014
