A new kind of mosquito net delivered across sub-Saharan Africa averted an estimated 13 million malaria cases and nearly 25,000 deaths over three years, the project's backers said Wednesday.
Apr 17, 2024
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Musculoskeletal diseases—a diverse category of conditions affecting bones, joints, muscles, and connective tissues—affect more than 1 in 3 people in the United States and are a leading driver of health care spending with ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Brazil will start a vaccination campaign against dengue fever in February, authorities said, as a sharp rise in cases of the potentially deadly disease raised fears of a runaway outbreak.
Jan 23, 2024
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The huge gap between how women and men's health are treated costs $1 trillion a year worldwide, the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday.
Jan 17, 2024
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As individuals age, maintaining muscular health becomes increasingly crucial, where the loss of muscle mass and strength is linked to a higher risk of falls and reduced physical activity. Now, researchers from Japan have ...
Jan 11, 2024
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) caused 1.3 million deaths in 2022 and is still very much present in many countries. In Canada, where foreign-born residents bear 80 percent of the burden ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Unknowns, dangers and surprises persist about dengue viral infection and now an assumption once accepted as conventional wisdom about immunity to the mosquito-borne disease may be incorrect.
The WHO reports that drowning claims the lives of at least 236,000 people every year, making it one of the top 10 leading causes of death for children and youth aged one to 24 years. More than 90% of drowning deaths occur ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Measles vaccination rates among children worldwide declined during the COVID-19 pandemic to the lowest level since 2008, likely due to lockdowns and difficulty accessing vaccines. According to a new report by the World Health ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Arguments are still raging about how humanity could have been better prepared for COVID-19. Indeed, politicians who chose different approaches to handling the emerging viral pandemic and especially those who had abandoned ...
Nov 9, 2023
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