The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or GOLD, is the world’s preeminent COPD research and advocacy organization. Founded in 1997 in collaboration with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization, one of GOLD’s stated aims is to “improve prevention and treatment of this lung disease.”
In its 2023 global strategy report, GOLD changed its definition of COPD—which many in the profession viewed as overdue. Specifically, the new definition emphasized the heterogeneity of COPD in terms of its underlying drivers and long-term disease course.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Africans Can Solve the Disease that Haunts Us — Here’s How
It is critical that African scientists tackle African problems, and the reasons extend beyond access. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Khisi MdluliBOSTON, US, Mar 15 2024 (IPS) I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other worries in these countries and others in the region include unwanted pregnancies, low income and food safety. The diseases that are dreaded the most are cancer and diabetes. Feared infectious diseases include HIV-AIDS, COVID and cholera.
Even though South Africa and eSwatini a...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Khisi Mdluli Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Infographic: Vaccinating Against Tumors
Cancer vaccines offer the opportunity to use the patient’s own immune system in the fight against tumors. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Infographics Magazine Issue Source Type: news
Cancer Vaccination as a Promising New Treatment Against Tumors
Vaccination has beaten back infections for more than a century. Now, it may be the next big step in battling cancer. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Methods Magazine Issue Source Type: news
A 5-Minute Quiz Revealed Olivia Munn ’ s Breast Cancer Risk. You Can Take It Too
Olivia Munn recently revealed in an Instagram post that a free, easy tool saved her life. Her ob-gyn used a questionnaire designed to calculate a person’s risk of breast cancer, which revealed Munn had an increased chance of developing the disease. That led to further tests and an early diagnosis of Luminal B cancer in both breasts and quick treatment.
The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, which her doctor used, isn’t new. It doesn’t involve any high-tech gadgets, doesn’t require a doctor, and doesn’t even cost anything. Experts say more women should know about it and complete it after th...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Time Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Trump " Clearly Hasn't Learned From His COVID-Era Mistakes " , RFK Jr. Says
Trump "Clearly Hasn't Learned From His COVID-Era Mistakes", RFK Jr. Says Authored by Jeff Louderback via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Joe Biden claimed that COVID vaccines are now helping cancer patients during his State of the Union address on March 7, but it was a response on Truth…#rfkjr #jefflouderback #epochtimes #truthsocial #donaldtrump #robertfkennedyjr #grandrapids #mich #mitchranger #vaccines (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fact Check: Are COVID vaccines being used to beat cancer?
President Joe Biden's State of the Union Speech on Thursday attempted to set out achievements in office from the economy to foreign policy, amid booing echoes from Republican detractors, particlarly over immigration. After Biden's speech, a CNN poll found that 62 percent of people who watched it…#ssrs #donaldtrump #unionaddress #sotu #marionawfal #rna #curinguncurable #mrnamolecule #pfizer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Blenrep Comeback? Cancer Vaccine for Dogs; U.K. Snubs Enhertu
(MedPage Today) -- An interim analysis of the DREAMM-8 trial showed belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep) improved progression-free survival when combined with pomalidomide (Pomalyst) and dexamethasone as second-line treatment for patients with relapsed... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 7, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Dr. Anthony Epstein, Pathologist Who Discovered Epstein-Barr Virus, Dies at 102
His groundbreaking research, which he performed with Yvonne Barr, his doctoral student, uncovered the first virus capable of causing cancer in humans. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Delthia Ricks Tags: Dr. Michael Anthony Epstein Medicine and Health Cancer Deaths (Obituaries) Research Vaccination and Immunization Herpes Viruses University of Bristol Africa England Source Type: news
GeoVax Achieves Milestone in Transition to Commercially Validated Manufacturing System
Manufacturing Process for Phase 3 and Commercial Production Being Developed for GeoVax MVA-Based Vaccines ATLANTA, GA, March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – GeoVax Labs, Inc. GOVX, a biotechnology company developing immunotherapies and vaccines against cancers and infectious…#vaccines #atlanta #geovaxlabs #govx #cef #mva #geocm04s1 #cdmoableurope #oxfordbiomedica #daviddodd (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Bureau Launches HPV Vaccine Campaign for Girls Aged 14
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa Health Bureau (AAHB) has launched a cervical cancer prevention vaccine (HPV) campaign for teenagers aged 14. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Africa: Wave of New Commitments Marks Historic Step Towards the Elimination of Cervical Cancer
[WHO] Governments, donors, multilateral institutions, and partners today announced major new policy, programmatic and financial commitments, including nearly US$ 600 million in new funding, to eliminate cervical cancer. If these ambitions to expand vaccine coverage and strengthen screening and treatment programs are fully realized, the world could eliminate a cancer for the first time. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Novel cancer vaccine offers new hope for dogs — and those who love them
A Yale researcher developed a vaccine that can slow or halt certain cancers in dogs. And it could be used to treat humans in the future. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - March 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Africa: Africa Immunization Advisory Group Urges Single-Dose HPV Vaccine Adoption to Advance Vaccination Efforts
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- Cervical cancer poses a significant burden in sub-Saharan Africa, with 120,000 cases annually out of the global total of 690,000, further exacerbated by the HIV epidemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
‘Spoofing’ case might draw back curtain on high-speed trading firms
Seven broker-dealers including Citadel Securities face a challenge from a cancer vaccine company#citadelsecurities (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news