Environment
Blood transfusions a ‘hidden’ malaria risk
Nelson Mandela Ogema The high prevalence of malaria parasites in blood for transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa could be a major setback in the fight […]
Category: Health
Gender
New guidances to promote breastfeeding in health facilities issues by WHO and UNICEF
WHO and UNICEF issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities globally that provide maternity and newborn services. Breastfeeding all […]
Cities
Kolkata India’s air pollution capital
Jayanta Basu Vehicular pollution, particularly from diesel cars and trucks, are primarily responsible for the worsening air quality in Kolkata, which is emerging as […]
Data & Reports
‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Stalk U.S. Hospitals
Liz Szabo The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detected more than 220 cases last year of a rare breed of “nightmare bacteria” that […]
Featured
Masculinity in the Message: Can Understanding Masculinity Improve Gender Intervention?
Ishrat Jahan While program interventions and research initiatives have addressed the debilitating impact on women in urban slums, they have only recently taken into […]
Disasters
For One Father And Son In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria’s Cloud Has Not Lifted
Sarah Varney Inside a darkened bedroom, the elder Martinez, a 67-year-old former star pitcher in the local baseball league, spoons rice and sausage into […]
Data & Reports
Fracking: Scientific Evidence points towards public health crisis
Health professional groups raise alarm that build-out of drilling and fracking operations is creating a public health crisis. As incontrovertible evidence of harm from […]
Disasters
The Cold War’s toxic legacy: Costly, dangerous cleanups at atomic bomb production sites
William J. Kinsella Hanford was one of three large facilities anchoring the Manhattan Project – the crash program to build an atomic bomb. Seventy-five […]
Featured
Test spots malaria in two minutes, without blood
Anita Makri It picks up crystals excreted by the malaria parasite and hints at a shift towards self-diagnosis in the community. Magnetism and light […]
Featured
Global Leaders and WHO establish a commission for Non-Communicable Diseases
WHO announced a new high-level commission, comprised of heads of state and ministers, leaders in health and development and entrepreneurs. The group will propose innovative […]
Environment
Could A Rare, Deadly ‘Superbug’ Fungus Be Gaining A Foothold?
David Thill, Medill News Service The number of U.S. patients infected with a rare but dangerous fungal “superbug” called Candida auris has climbed quickly […]
Health
Dengue vaccination: when being the first is a bad idea
Crispin Maslog A dengue vaccine fiasco leaves Filipinos wary of immunisation drives When the Philippines launched its dengue vaccination programme on 4 April 2016, […]
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