Pediatrics
Detecting anemia earlier in children using a smartphone
Researchers at UCL and University of Ghana have successfully predicted whether children have anemia using only a set of smartphone images.
Mar 3, 2023
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News tagged with middle income countries
Oncology & Cancer
Estimates and projections of the global economic cost of 29 cancers
A new study has calculated the economic cost of cancers around the world, helping policymakers allocate resources appropriately and enact policies to curb the increase in cancer-related death and disability.
Feb 24, 2023
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Pediatrics
Target the microbiome to improve child undernutrition, say researchers
Research led by Queen Mary University of London suggests that nutritional interventions used to tackle child undernutrition in lower and middle-income countries should target gut microbiome development, rather than just human ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Highlighting the struggle that breastfeeding women experience around the globe
A Lancet Series published on Feb. 8, 2023, highlights the continuing struggle that women across the globe face to meet their breastfeeding goals. Yale School of Public Health Professor Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, a leading authority ...
Feb 10, 2023
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Medications
Tracking down fake medicine makers using modern forensic DNA methods
Criminals selling falsified medicines to profit from deceiving vulnerable malaria sufferers, especially in Asia, Africa and Latin America, could more easily be brought to justice as international forensic experts work on ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rapid tests help make hepatitis C diagnosis easier, study finds
A new study has shown the benefit of using a quick clinic-based diagnostic test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection over a standard laboratory-based test. The findings from the study has led to World Health Organization ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tuberculosis researchers find link between vaccine efficacy, environmental pathogens
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease of the lungs that's been with humanity for centuries and affects a quarter of the world's population. The stubborn disease killed over a million and a half people in 2021, mostly in lower- ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Pediatrics
Increasing children's immunity to deadly diseases through improved vaccine strategy
Offering a booster dose or changing the vaccination schedule available to infants in sub-Saharan Africa could greatly reduce the risk of them contracting potentially fatal diseases such as pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis, ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Health
Experts pave the way for safer surgery to address global elective waiting lists
Surgical care experts have unveiled two studies in The Lancet that will help to provide safer surgery for thousands of patients around the world—particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
Oct 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Controlling gut flora can reduce mortality in critically ill patients on life support
Preventing severe lung infections in mechanically ventilated intensive care patients by applying topical antibiotics to the upper digestive tract results in a clinically meaningful improvement in survival, new research shows.
Oct 26, 2022
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