The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Europe has urged countries in the region to immediately develop targeted measles vaccination catch-up strategies. Since early 2022, cases of measles, a disease caused by a highly [Read More]
Sweden has discarded nearly 8.5 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19, local media reported on Sunday. The discarded doses equal to about 20 percent of vaccine doses Sweden has procured, according to Swedish Public Health [Read More]
The number of flu patients across Japan in the week ended Sunday has reached warning levels in the country for the first time in three years, the health ministry said. According to data released by [Read More]
High levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO). For the first time, the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System [Read More]
Wang Yongjun speaks unhurriedly, but he acts fast at work — he is an experienced neurologist who has dedicated 40 years in a race with time to save patients with acute brain emergencies. Most of [Read More]
Village doctor Yin Zuluan has, over the past 21 years, provided medical services for rural residents in Guangsong Village, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. She likened herself to a screw [Read More]
Israeli doctors staged a 24-hour warning strike on Monday, said the Israeli Medical Association (IMA), which represents most doctors in the country. The strike, which is attended by doctors from public hospitals and clinics throughout [Read More]
Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest hospital, has announced the successful results of clinical trials that confirmed the effectiveness of a naturally sourced treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC) patients who are unresponsive to conventional therapy. UC [Read More]
A new genetic test developed at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital helps identify ovarian cancer patients who benefit from PARP inhibitors, a type of targeted drug that could be effective against ovarian [Read More]
A new study led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has found that urban reforestation can be a population-level intervention to protect cardiovascular health, especially for people living in houses. “We find [Read More]
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