Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health officials not on track to eradicate polio
(AP) -- The world is not on track to wipe out polio by the end of 2012, a group of independent health experts warned Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ghana reports first cases of deadly Marburg virus
Two cases of the deadly Marburg virus have been identified in Ghana, the first time the Ebola-like disease has been found in the West African nation, health authorities announced Sunday.
Jul 18, 2022
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Health
Maternal deaths cut by half: UN
Better care has cut the number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth by nearly half in the past two decades, but there is still a death every two minutes, according to UN figures released Wednesday.
May 16, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recognise and control new variants of the deadly Ebola virus more quickly
The situation is extraordinary: there have only ever been four declarations of public health emergencies of international concern in the past and now there are two at the same time. Whilst the risks associated with the novel ...
Feb 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gene sequencing tools pinpoint origins of Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak
New research sheds light on the origins of a 2012 Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a report published online this week in the journal Cell Reports Medicine. The work ...
Aug 2, 2021
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After 9/11, ongoing health issues and missed opportunities
The legacy of the 9/11 attacks in 2001 goes beyond the resultant war on terror and continued fighting in Afghanistan to include lies about public health threats at the time, ongoing health problems today, and a public health ...
Sep 11, 2012
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Medications
New oral drug candidate for African sleeping sickness
A new oral-only treatment for sleeping sickness has entered Phase II/III clinical study in patients with late-stage sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and soon in Central African Republic (CAR). ...
Dec 6, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Measles killed more than 140,000 amid stagnating vaccine rates
More than 140,000 people died from measles worldwide in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) and US authorities said Thursday, the result of global vaccination rates that have stagnated for almost a decade.
Dec 5, 2019
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Congo Ebola outbreak declared over
(HealthDay)—The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is over, according to the country's health officials and the World Health Organization.
May 4, 2021
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Food insecurity and the knock-on effects of COVID-19 in the hungriest countries
The number of people battling acute hunger and suffering from malnutrition is on the rise again. The upheaval set in motion by the COVID-19 pandemic may push even more families and communities into deeper distress.
Apr 29, 2020
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