Health Aug 05 The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, misinformation and missteps aided its comeback The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Health Jul 10 Loss of U.S. funding for HIV programs could leave millions dead if not replaced, UN says Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels in more than three decades.
Health Jun 26 U.S. is pulling funding from Gavi, global group that has paid for more than a billion kids to get vaccinated U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the organization has “ignored the science" and “lost the public trust.”…
World Mar 07 Pope Francis hits 3-week mark of hospitalization for double pneumonia Doctors not involved in the pope's care said after three weeks of acute care in the hospital for double pneumonia, they would have hoped to have seen improvement and warned that he was increasingly at risk of secondary infections the longer he…
Health Feb 17 Vatican says the pope has a ‘polymicrobial respiratory tract infection.’ What is that? Here’s a look at the Pope’s latest diagnosis and what his treatment could involve.
World Feb 10 If US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says HIV infections could jump over 6 times UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima warned that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge.
Health Dec 01 A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS, but only if it can get to everyone who needs it A twice-yearly shot has shown to be 100 percent effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and published results show it worked nearly as well in men. Now, the drugmaker Gilead has said it will allow cheap, generic versions…
World Oct 16 Some health care workers in Canada grappling with patients requesting euthanasia A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widows. Each euthanasia request sparked debate among Canadian doctors and nurses struggling with the ethics of one of the most permissive laws globally on the practice.
Science Oct 06 WATCH: American scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA A panel that awarded the prize in Stockholm said Monday that the work by Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun ultimately "revealed a new dimension to gene regulation, essential for all complex life forms."…
World Sep 19 Genetic analysis of animals in Wuhan market may help find COVID-19’s origin Scientists suspect infected animals were first brought to the Wuhan market in late November 2019 which then triggered the pandemic.