Health Minister Firas Abiad has raised concerns about the fast spread of cholera in Lebanon, calling on international organizations to increase their support to contain the infection. A statement by the Ministry of Public Health [Read More]
Over 27,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the United States as of Monday, according to the latest data of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). California has the most confirmed cases [Read More]
The number of dengue fever cases kept growing in Pakistan amid an outbreak due to floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains. The southern Sindh province reported 295 new infections, said the provincial health department on [Read More]
Around 42 students in northern Sri Lanka were hospitalized on Monday following a wasp attack. Teachers and parents told the media that a wasp’s nest, on a tree near a school building in Vavuniya, was [Read More]
Australian researchers have discovered a link between methamphetamine use and Parkinson’s disease. In a world-first study published on Monday, researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) found that using methamphetamine – also known as [Read More]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has announced a decision to put the Ebola-affected central Ugandan districts of Mubende and Kassanda on lockdown with immediate effect. Museveni said in a national address telecast live that the lockdown [Read More]
South Australians have been warned of an increased risk of mosquito-borne diseases amid wet weather. South Australia (SA) Health on Friday announced the state’s vaccination program for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) would be expanded to [Read More]
Amid a surge of dengue cases, Delhi’s government has directed both public and private hospitals in the Indian capital region to reserve beds for patients with vector-borne diseases (VBDs), officials said Wednesday. The order was [Read More]
Doctors at New York University (NYU) Langone Health have successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased people, the team announced this week. The surgeries, known as xenotransplants, were performed on June 16 [Read More]
An Australian research could identify the child cancer patients at greatest risk of developing life-threatening infections, marking a crucial step towards the development of an early diagnostic test. The research was released by Australia’s Walter [Read More]
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