Category: 6. Health

As many as 34 people died and 175 others were infected with the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus that has spread to 117 local units of 45 districts of Nepal since June.

The number of deaths, death rate, and infections are at their highest in…

In a study carried out in collaboration with the World Health Organization, two Aston University academics have found that while access to antiseizure medication in low- and middle-income countries is growing, it is not necessarily…

As flu season begins in the US, following the deadliest flu outbreak in children outside of a pandemic since record-keeping began in 2004, pediatricians are taking the lead on vaccine messaging.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Liang Cheng, Director of Anatomic Pathology and Director of Molecular Pathology at Lifespan Academic Medical Center and Vice Chair for Translational Research at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, shared a post…

The past decade in advanced breast cancer (ABC) care has gone under the microscope, with a new study revealing dramatic advances in survival outcomes, while cautioning that life-extending drugs reach just 51% of low-middle income countries…

A simple blood test for platelet activity at middle age could one day help identify people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease decades ahead of time, allowing for possible preventive therapy.

The blood-clotting process in vascular…

A new study offers an innovative way to track the spread of leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease affecting both animals and humans. Using high-resolution melting (HRM) PCR, researchers developed a fast, reliable method to identify…

In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the Centre for Precision Psychiatry at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have discovered extensive genetic links between neurological disorders like migraine, stroke and…