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VOA News A British nurse who was twice treated successfully for Ebola was again hospitalized Tuesday, according to health officials. Pauline Cafferkey, who volunteered in 2014 to treat Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, was initially admitted to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, according to a statement. Cafferkey, however, was being transferred to London’s Royal Free […]Load more...
VOA News The World Health Organization says it will need some $56 million to implement its strategic response designed to contain the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in newborns. The WHO said Wednesday that its strategy focuses on mobilizing and coordinating partners, experts, and resources to help countries enhance surveillance of […]Load more...
VOA News Countries dealing with Zika outbreaks should consider using controversial methods to fight its spread, such as using genetically modified mosquitoes and biological agents that stop mosquito larva from hatching, theWorld Health Organization said Tuesday. «Given the magnitude of the Zika crisis, WHO encourages affected countries and their partners to boost the use of […]Load more...
Lisa Bryant PARIS—The European Union announced Monday the launch of a new medical body aimed at responding to health crises more quickly and more efficiently.The European Union’s Medical Corps will be able to act within Europe and outside it, according to Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid. The new body was developed after the […]Load more...
VOA News Colombia’s National Health Institute said Saturday that more than 5,000 pregnant women in the country are infected with the Zika virus. The total number of people diagnosed in Colombia has reached 31,555, the institute said in its Epidemiology Bulletin, among them 5,013 pregnant women. The latest figures of Zika cases indicate a 23 […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Researchers at Women & Infants Hospital, a Care New England hospital, recently published the results of a study demonstrating a connection between anal cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The study – entitled «Anal Cytology and Human Papillomavirus Genotyping in Women with a History of Lower Genital Tract Neoplasia Compared with Low-Risk […]Load more...
Many women experience sexual intimacy issues as side effect of battling cancer and undergoing treatment for it. For them, a diverse team of caregivers at Women & Infants Hospital has created the Women’s Intimacy and Sexual Health (WISH) Center to offer help and hope. Difficulties with intimacy can occur both during and after cancer treatment, […]Load more...
Zika in Latin America. Yellow fever in Africa. Dengue across the tropics. Three diseases on the rise. All three carried by one mosquito: Aedes aegypti. Then why are schoolchildren raising and releasing these mosquitoes in Townsville, Australia, in a state that regularly suffers dengue outbreaks? «To be honest, it sounded a little counter-productive,» said Townsville […]Load more...
George Putic Excess sugar, or glucose, in your blood is not good. But a healthy body regulates it through insulin, produced in the organ called the pancreas. If the body fails to do that, either because of genetics or an unhealthy lifestyle, diabetics have to adopt a grueling routine of constant monitoring of blood sugar […]Load more...
WASHINGTON, DC – As public health officials continue working to prevent a major outbreak of the Zika virus in the United States, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today questioned the Directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases about the government’s preparation and planned […]Load more...
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