Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Improving safety for volunteer wildlife rehabilitators

Volunteer wildlife rehabilitators in Australia help protect the public from diseases carried by bats. A new study provides recommendations for future investment by state and territory governments that could reduce health ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New funding for Ebola hides an ongoing decline

A new report gives the first ever picture of global investment in Ebola research and development (R&D), reporting that this investment might have come at the expense of efforts to develop drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

NTDs disproportionately found in areas of poverty in Islamic Nations

The Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is an inter-governmental organisation of 57 Muslim-majority countries with a mission to promote human rights and advance science and technology development. In a new PLOS ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

The journey from drug discovery to elimination

Unless you regularly work with neglected tropical diseases, onchocerciasis is probably a word you don't hear very often, much less know how to pronounce. Due to recent world events, however, it may trigger a flicker of recognition. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Combating 'neglected' diseases using nature's apothecary

The 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology recognized three researchers who made pioneering contributions to the treatment of parasitic diseases, which affect tens of millions globally. Tu Youyou was recognized for her ...

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Elder abuse is common around the world

A new global review reveals that elder abuse—which includes psychological, physical, and sexual abuse; neglect; and financial exploitation—is common among community-dwelling older adults and is especially prevalent among ...

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