An independent monitoring board has recommends the early termination of Ebola Therapeutics Trial in DRC Because of Favorable Results with Two of Four Candidates.
Diseases
Researchers Discover How Mosquitoes Smell Human Sweat
One element all mosquitoes have in common is their complex sense of smell. Mosquitoes must seek out blood meals (a mosquito “bite” to humans) to reproduce and water sources to lay eggs; however, they have poor vision and instead use scent to find their next meal.
African Union working with the Africa CDC to improve the well-being of Africans citizens
The Director of Social Affairs at the African Union Commission (AUC), Mme. Cisse Mariama Mohamed, said the AUC is working closely with the Africa Centres for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa CDC) to implement various initiatives in collaboration with Member States and stakeholders to improve the well-being of Africans citizens
2.4 billion people living in countries with tobacco preventive measures
Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on packaging and other effective tobacco control measures four times more people than a decade ago, according to WHO.
WHO urges countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis
The World Health Organization has called on countries to take advantage of recent reductions in the costs of diagnosing and treating viral hepatitis and scale up investments in disease elimination.
What infections can affect pregnancy?
A National Institutes of Health analysis of the Infections that can affect the health of the pregnant woman, the pregnancy, and the baby after delivery.
NIH establishes network to improve opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings
The National Institutes of Health will award 12 grants to form the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in criminal justice settings in the US.
