Monthly Archives: September 2023
Sep
Topline Health officials in India have shuttered schools, offices and public transport and are testing hundreds of people in an effort to track and contain an outbreak of Nipah virus that has killed two people, but can kill as many as three in four people it infects and has been flagged by experts as having […]
Volunteer group involvement may be secret to success Kristen Habben (right) offers Cathy Williams (left) a selection of medical tape colors during the Washington Kiwanis AM’ers blood drive at KC Hall Aug. 17, 2023. (Kalen McCain/The Union) WASHINGTON — Like clockwork, every two months, Washington residents can look around and find an ImpactLife Blood Drive […]
Congenital disorders
New reports highlights neglected health needs of children with developmental disabilities
Sep
A new report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF highlights the global prevalence of developmental disabilities among children and young people, shedding light on the urgent action needed to address disparities in their access to healthcare, health outcomes, and exposure to social determinants such as poverty. The report estimates that – […]
Sep
By Dickson Omobola, edited by Chioma Obinna Physical inactivity, increasing smokers, eating of junk foods that have saturated fats and rejecting local meals that are rich in fibre, among others, have been fingered by the Nigerian Cardiac Society, NCS, for the growing cases of cardiovascular diseases in the country. NCS spoke at its 52nd Annual […]
Sep
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding a $2.5 million grant to an associate professor of medicine at the University of Virginia. The grant will help Doctor Mami Taniuchi and her her team do environmental surveillance and track numerous vaccine-preventable infectious diseases in Dhaka, Bangladesh. “We don’t know if the […]
Sep
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – An opportunity to save lives that need your help…the American Red Cross is warning that its blood supply is critically low, declaring the national blood supply has fallen nearly 25% since a month ago. East Alabama officials say the shortfall could jeopardize the medical care of patients who require emergency blood […]
Infection
Nano-Thin Superbug-Slaying Material Integrated into Implants Can Prevent or Heal Bacterial Infections
Sep
Image: The ball shapes are bacteria and the “sheet” is black phosphorus, as seen under a microscope (Photo courtesy of RMIT University) Antibiotic resistance is turning into a severe worldwide health crisis, contributing to approximately 700,000 deaths each year. This number could skyrocket to 10 million annual deaths by 2050 if new antibacterial treatments aren’t […]
Sep
facebook like button Tweet tweet button for twitter Published September 15, 2023 Want to donate? WHAT: Medical Laboratory Science and LifeShare Blood Center Blood Drive at ULM WHEN: 10:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Monday, September 18 & Tuesday, September 19 WHERE: The Hangar Ballroom A, second floor of ULM SUB MONROE, LA– The University of Louisiana […]