Dengue has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in Bangladesh since January as 79,598 cases, the highest so far this year, were reported in September.

Public health: ‘Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does’

  • November 6, 2024
The US regulator has extended a review of an application by Organon & Co.’s atopic dermatitis (eczema) drug by three months with a new target date set for March next year.

USFDA postpones Organon’s eczema drug review by three months

  • November 5, 2024
Malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis were among a list of 17 disease-causing pathogens where vaccines need to be developed as a priority to reduce regional disease burden, according to the World Health Organization.

Malaria, TB among top diseases where vaccines needed most: WHO 

  • November 5, 2024
An illustration of a pair of lungs that are filled with various circles of different colour and size. Some smaller circles are floating outside of the lungs. Image Credit: National Health Service. Metagenomic testing for diagnosis and surveillance

UK consortium to build world’s first real-time pandemic surveillance system

  • November 5, 2024
  1. Public health: ‘Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does’
  2. USFDA postpones Organon’s eczema drug review by three months
  3. Malaria, TB among top diseases where vaccines needed most: WHO 
  4. UK consortium to build world’s first real-time pandemic surveillance system
  5. Britain detects two more cases of mpox variant, risk ‘remains low’
Britain has detected two cases of Clade Ib mpox, a variant, in household contacts of the first case, taking the total to three since last week, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA).
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Britain detects two more cases of mpox variant, risk ‘remains low’

The National Instituted of Health, US, has started a mid-stage clinical trial to examine the safety and acceptability of a rectal microbicide douche containing the antiretroviral drug tenofovir to prevent HIV infection spread among men.
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Mid-stage trial of a rectal microbicide for HIV prevention in the US begins 

Malaria killed 1,157 people in Ethiopia during the first ten months of this year, and 7.3 million cases were reported in the landlocked East African nation — the highest number of annual cases recorded in the last seven years, according to the World Health Organization.
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Malaria kills 1,157 people so far this year in Ethiopia, national risk ‘high’

The EU faces a new set of healthcare challenges potentially more potent than the Covid-19 pandemic, and some states are “miles away” from ensuring efficient preventive environments, according to a report from the independent Globsec.
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EU faces new healthcare threats, some states ‘miles away’ from ready 

Danish multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk’s end-stage trial in patients with fatty liver disease saw reduced liver scarring (fibrosis) and its resolution without worsening the condition.
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Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug reduces live scarring in end-stage trial

Top Health Stories

Policymaking and planning should be inclusive, safe and flexible. The “sanity” of a city is the well-being of its residents, and it is time we focus on achieving it.
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Opinion: ‘Sanity’ is sacrosanct, city residents’ mental health sacred

FoMo has been conceptualised as a negative emotion due to unmet relatedness needs. It may be episodic as in a single conversation or a long-term disposition. Too much exposure to others’ activities results in a feeling of self-doubt and inadequacy — a feeling of “whether I am enough.”
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Opinion: FoMo’s ‘compulsive connectivity’ may cause anxiety

Experiencing a way to eat out of a stressful situation —even in the absence of appetite — is a very common occurrence and it is an underrated reason for morbid obesity. 
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Opinion: Overeating under stress can alter your neurochemistry

the BCG vaccine does not provide consistent and optimal protection against TB there is an urgent need for a more effective vaccine.
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Opinion: Time to explore a new vaccine, booster for

Research

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In a small region in India’s technology capital of Bengaluru, social activists, despite initial hesitation from its urban poor, walked into Anjanapura and completed one of the country’s first short-term engagements to impart the skills to fight climate change.
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A social project to fight climate change in

Granules India announced the US Food & Drug Administration (US FDA) had approved an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for losartan potassium tablets to treat high blood pressure.
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Researchers find new tech to change IV

  • October 10, 2024
Cancer patients and survivors who drink alcohol make their treatment less effective and raise their chances of the disease returning — an exigency often ignored by caretakers.
Drugs, Health, Medical

New research highlights alcohol use and cancer

  • September 26, 2024
AbbVie Inc., will buy Cerevel Therapeutics, developing drugs for neuroscience diseases, for $8.7 billion in a bid to boost the North Chicago, Illinois-based company’s presence in the psychiatric and neurological disorder segment.
Climate, Health, Medical

Human life expectancy has hit its upper

  • October 8, 2024
Dengue has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in Bangladesh since January as 79,598 cases, the highest so far this year, were reported in September.
Climate, Health, Pharma

Public health: ‘Either we all live in

  • November 6, 2024

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