ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has announced that it is set to start administering Marburg virus vaccine to contain an outbreak of the disease in the southern part of Ethiopia.
The ministry, in a statement…
Category: 6. Health
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‘It becomes my whole job’: autism advocates fight RFK Jr’s barrage of misinformation | Trump administration
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) altered its website last month to reflect US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s belief of a causal link between vaccines and autism – a claim that has been debunked by dozens of…
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In Kenya, smaller vaccine vials may mean more children protected
At a glance
- 235 health facilities in Kenya are trialling a switch from ten-dose to five-dose measles-rubella (MR) vaccine vials. It promises to be an impactful change.
- Ten-dose vials of MR vaccine incur the risk of waste: if too few…
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CDC advisory panel votes to limit hepatitis B vaccines for newborns | Trump administration
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s vaccine advisers voted on Friday morning to limit hepatitis vaccines in a major move signaling the Trump administration’s regressive approach to vaccines that have been given safely…
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Study highlights hospital-based bacterial, fungal outbreaks during COVID pandemic
Dan Higgins, James Archer / CDC An overview of hospital-based bacterial and fungal outbreaks worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the strain placed that was place on infection prevention and control (IPC) programs, researchers…
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Smartphone Ownership in Young Adolescence Drives Physical and Emotional Health Risks
In a large national cohort of early adolescents, smartphone ownership at age 12 was associated with higher odds of depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep, according to a study published December 1 in Pediatrics. The analysis, based on…
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New funding will extend Telford colorectal cancer trial
Funding has been extended for colorectal cancer tests running under a trial study in Telford.
The trial, the first of its kind in the UK, is being run by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and medical technology company Origin…
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Hormone Therapy Does Not Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women
Emily Szmuilowicz, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, was a co-author of the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. While menopausal hormone therapy increased…
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