Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has introduced legislation to combat health care-associated infections (HAIs), which afflict hundreds of thousands of Americans every year and cost billions of dollars to treat, according to estimates by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The bill also promotes stewardship of antibiotics to help […]readmore
Fern Robinson The explosion of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the Americas comes as tens of thousands of people are poised to descend on Brazil later this year for the Olympics, possibly making the international games a springboard to transmit the virus around the world when visitors return home. Dr. Beth Bell of the Centers […]readmore
VOA News The World Health Organization warns the Zika virus, seen as a possible cause of severe birth defects, is spreading rapidly through the Americas and could affect as many as four million people. WHO says the mosquito-borne virus was originally seen as a mild risk to humans, but it has since grown rapidly to […]readmore
VOA News January 27, 2016 12:54 PM Social media could be affecting the sleep of young adults, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine say that young adults who often use social media are more likely to suffer sleep disturbances than those who use social media less. According […]readmore
Rhode Island – Leaders with the Program in Women’s Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island recently announced the addition of Sonali Pandya, MD, FACS, as a breast surgeon with its Breast Health Center. Dr. Pandya is returning to Women & Infants, where she completed the Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Disease Fellowship […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) advises consumers that Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is withdrawing from the market all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at one of its production facilities as part of an investigation into a listeriosis outbreak. The production facility is located in Springfield, Ohio. In addition to withdrawing these […]readmore
Jessica Berman January 21, 2016 2:44 PM Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide. One of the biggest culprits is treatment for routine colds. Experts say doctors often send their patients home with prescriptions for antibiotics because they can not determine the source of the illnesses. Researchers concerned about the overuse of antibiotics have developed […]readmore
Reuters CARACAS—With scores of medicines in short supply due to a severe financial squeeze, Venezuela is suffering a «humanitarian crisis» and requires rapid international assistance, according to a major pharmaceutical association.The Venezuelan Pharmaceutical Federation listed 150 medicines, from those for hypertension to cancer, as well as basics such as prophylactics and antibiotics, which are scarce […]readmore
VOA News Last year was the warmest ever recorded, U.S. government scientists reported Wednesday. The U.S. weather and space agencies both said global temperatures reported in 2015 were the highest in the 136 years of record keeping since 1880, the result of the continued atmospheric buildup of heat-trapping greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. […]readmore
How can we tackle the world’s biggest killer – cancer? This is the mission of US Vice-President, Joe Biden, who has called for a “moonshot” to find a cure for the disease. The Vice-President recently penned a piece for the Forum’s blog platform,Agenda, about the moonshot campaign. He has, of course, been touched personally by […]readmore