Nigeria confirmed zero secondary Ebola transmissions after completing a mandatory 21-day monitoring period for 62 contacts linked to the country’s first case in over a decade, the Real Broadcasting Network reported. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said that the last of the 62 individuals was discharged from observation after showing no signs … Read more
Hepatitis B vaccine trial halted in Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau authorities have effectively terminated a controversial, U.S.-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial following a police raid on the research facilities in Bissau. The project, which aimed to compare health outcomes in infants receiving the vaccine at birth versus those receiving it at six weeks, failed to secure the … Read more
Adults Fabricate Cold Symptoms to Secure Unneeded Antibiotics About 28% of American adults have misrepresented their symptoms to healthcare providers to obtain unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, according to data published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers analyzed survey responses from 959 adults and found that patients routinely exaggerated illness duration, manufactured fake symptoms, or both. The study … Read more
A clinical trial evaluating candidate vaccines against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus began on Friday in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, amid the largest and fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in the country’s history. I’m pretty confident that we have the window because the outbreak is not being brought under control, Richard Hatchett, chief executive … Read more
The plague infection made famous by 14th-century European outbreaks remains active globally, with the World Health Organization reporting regular cases in Africa and the Centers…
Children and adolescents with higher cardiorespiratory fitness have a lower risk of developing depression as adults, according to a 30-year study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Thirty-Year Tracking of Australian Participants The research drew on data from the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study, which started in 1985. Researchers examined more than 1,000 … Read more
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 4,000 deaths amid severe security challenges, funding shortages, and community mistrust.
Bangladesh is facing a severe measles epidemic that has resulted in over 1,000 deaths since March 15, exposing critical gaps in national immunization coverage and population tracking, according to health authorities and public health experts. The outbreak has intensified despite an emergency vaccination campaign that has administered nearly 20 million doses. Measles Outbreak in Bangladesh … Read more
The BRICS group of nations unanimously adopted a joint declaration in New Delhi calling for calm in the Middle East and the protection of global energy flows and supply chains, according to official summit reports. Hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two-day meeting brings together leaders including China’s President Xi Jinping, Russia’s President … Read more
The Human Toll and Escalating Crisis: Ebola Outbreak in DRC Surpasses 3,000 Deaths Over 3,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to official government data, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the outbreak remains the deadliest and fastest-growing in history. The response to the outbreak is … Read more