Report gives evidence that neurological impacts of Zika go beyond effects on brain development By the time pediatric pathologists explored the cases reported in the August Clinical Infectious Diseases of two infants, both congenitally infected with Zika, both of whom had died shortly after birth, knowledge of the damage the virus could do to the […]
One of the most dangerous times for health workers during the 2014 – 2016 Ebola crisis in West Africa came when they took off the protective gear that covered them head to toe as they cared for patients. An intricate process of removing at least half a dozen overlapping layers of equipment, the “doffing” of […]
In the face of a proposal by the Trump administration to cut funding for the National Institutes of Health by nearly a quarter with an $8 billion drop, House members hold a hearing that covers “from AIDS to Zika,” the “Cancer Moonshot,” the quest for a universal flu vaccine, how researchers working in their own […]
Submissions propose tests to ward of unnecessary, ineffective antibiotic use “Think ‘home pregnancy test’ but for nearly any infectious disease,” — specifically for drug-resistant gonorrhea — one submission proposed, describing a fast, cheap, disposable device that would make diagnosing infectious diseases “almost as simple as taking a patient’s blood pressure.” Another submission described a quick blood […]
Last June, a Perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine noted the critical place that the World Health Organization’s list of Essential Medicines had assumed in global health policy and responses — donors, governments and insurers were all more likely to invest in promoting accessibility of medicines that were on the list. The […]
Agency picks 21 of 900 ideas from around the world A research center in Tanzania will develop inexpensive sandals treated to ward off mosquito bites. Investigators at Johns Hopkins will create a human-scented trap to lure mosquitoes. In Sao Paolo, Brazil, inventors will make an “intelligent trap” for mosquitoes to improve Zika surveillance. A San […]
The first of a planned 80 participants was enrolled Tuesday in a trial to test the initial safety and immune-response-prompting potential for a vaccine candidate to protect against Zika virus infection, with hopes to yield results that will lead to further, larger scale testing beginning in January 2017, Dr. Anthony Fauci said today. The Aug. 1 […]
The work of controlling, learning from deadliest Ebola outbreak, preparing for future continues, amid uncertain funding for ongoing responses to crisis A study of men who survived Ebola and have continued to show evidence of the virus in their semen will determine the effectiveness of what Dr. Anthony Fauci hopes will be “another weapon in […]
And as summer starts in North America, legislators prepare for break . . . //Post updated June 22, 2016 with information on potential environmental factors the study will weigh// Aiming to inform strategies to protect pregnant women and their developing fetuses in Zika endemic areas, a collaborative study by the U.S. National Institutes of Health […]
The quest for a vaccine that provides lasting protection against malaria took another step forward today with the release of study results showing a candidate made from a weakened version of the parasite that causes the disease offered protection to five trial participants more than a year after it was administered. The results, while still […]
HIV
“Now is not the time to back off,” Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) Senate appropriators today approved spending for the coming fiscal year that would continue current […]
Tuberculosis
Researchers: bedaquiline can be used safely in MDR TB patients 12 and older, and should be considered for younger children The innovative anti-tuberculosis drug that represents […]
Research & Development
Report gives evidence that neurological impacts of Zika go beyond effects on brain development By the time pediatric pathologists explored the cases reported in the August […]
Policy
Projections based on current burdens of disease, along with data from the preceding 26 years, show both vast inequalities of progress, as well as the likelihood […]