An outbreak of mpox has killed one person and infected four more in South Africa, the government said on Wednesday, adding it was trying to secure more treatment drugs as a precaution.
Jun 12, 2024
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A new study from the Lancet Commission on Women, Power and Cancer with the Institute of Cancer Policy at King's has revealed a consistent sex imbalance of global cancer researchers across a 10 year period.
Jun 5, 2024
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Chocolate lovers may have been alarmed by a 2023 Consumer Reports finding that some dark chocolate brands could contain harmful levels of lead and cadmium.
Jun 3, 2024
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Nikolai Scherbak, docent of biology at Örebro University, has just returned to Sweden after participating in a conference in South Africa where he presented a study that increases the chances of developing a vaccine against ...
May 28, 2024
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Countries aired stark differences Tuesday on where to go next in trying to strike a global agreement for handling future pandemics, after missing a deadline to finalize a deal.
May 28, 2024
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The fight against biopiracy—plundering genetic resources and the traditional knowledge surrounding them—could soon be based on an international treaty which is being finalized at negotiations that began on Monday.
May 13, 2024
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Last-ditch talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics went into the final hours on Friday with the chances of finalizing a deal looking increasingly unlikely.
May 10, 2024
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Children who are recovering from severe pneumonia could safely switch from injectable to oral antibiotics earlier, allowing them to come home from hospital sooner. This is according to new results from the PediCAP clinical ...
Apr 30, 2024
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A meta-analysis of genetic studies analyzing the microbiota (bacteria in the gut) of 1,275 infants from 10 countries finds that cesarean delivery and antibiotic use are driving the increase of antibiotic resistance genes ...
Apr 24, 2024
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New Zealand's health system must improve cultural integration practices for international doctors or risk losing them, argues a University of Otago study published in BMC Medical Education.
Apr 23, 2024
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