‘ I ’ m So Disappointed ’ About Abortion Status in the U.S., Says New CDC Director
Dr. Mandy Cohen is the new director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The former health secretary for North Carolina, she led the state’s COVID-19 response and improved Medicaid access for eligible residents. Just one month into her new job, Cohen spoke with TIME about what we can expect next in the ongoing government response to COVID-19, the tumultuous legal battles currently surrounding women’s health, and her vision for the embattled public health agency. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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Source: TIME: Health - August 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Featured Review: What are the benefits and risks of using topical insect repellents to prevent malaria?
Monday, August 21, 2023 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - August 21, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Maryland Reports Case of Locally Acquired Malaria
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 -- There ' s been another case of locally acquired malaria in the United States, this time in Maryland, authorities report.
It ' s the first time this has happened in that state in 40 years.
No evidence connects this case to seven... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Nigeria: Mosquito Day - Reps Seek State of Emergency On Malaria
[Leadership] House of Representatives has urged the federal government to declare a state of emergency on Malaria, describing it as a deadly parasite with potential to inflict woes on Nigerians. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria: Mosquito Day - Declare Emergency On Malaria, Reps Urge Federal Govt
[Leadership] The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on Malaria, describing it as a deadly dead with potential to inflict woes on Nigerians. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Maryland reports first locally acquired malaria case in 40 years
Another case of rare "locally acquired" malaria, this one in the Washington, D.C. area, has been reported amid a string of such infections since May, officials said Friday. The unidentified patient had not traveled recently outside the United States, the Maryland Department of Health said in a…#davidblythe #healthdepartments #maryland #healthdepartment #lauraherrera #malaria #florida #cdc #blythe (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: How Genetically Modifying Mosquitoes Could Strengthen the World's War On Malaria
[The Conversation Africa] It's been 126 years since British medical doctor Sir Ronald Ross discovered that mosquitoes in the Anopheles family are primarily responsible for transmitting malaria parasites between vertebrate hosts. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Science and Biotechnology Source Type: news
Maryland health officials report resident with locally acquired malaria
A Maryland resident has come down with malaria without travelling abroad, the Maryland Department of Health said Friday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mozambique: Mozambique to Introduce Vaccine Against Malaria Next Year
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique will introduce for the first time a vaccine against malaria as of next year, according to the Ministry of Health delegate for Vertical Control of Malaria, Inês António. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - August 18, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news
Floods, Now Torrential Monsoon Rains Leave Pakistani Women in Crisis
Women outside an emergency vehicle aimed at helping those affected by flooding. CREDIT: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, PAKISTAN , Aug 18 2023 (IPS) Torrential monsoon rains have left the people, especially women, in crisis as they are still grappling to recover from the last year’s floods in Pakistan.
“We are yet to return to normal lives after devastation caused by severe rains in June 2002 when the new series of rains have started only to further aggravate our problems,” Jannat Bibi, a resident of Kalam in the Swat Valley, told IPS.
Bibi, 44, a housewife, along with co-villagers, must walk about a ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ashfaq Yusufzai Tags: Asia-Pacific Climate Change Development & Aid Environment Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan Source Type: news
Pre-Colonial Delicacy Could Help Food Security and Climate Change
Togotia, a forgotten African leafy vegetable, has found its way back into markets as its high nutritional value could help address food security. CREDIT: Egerton UniversityBy Wilson OdhiamboNAIROBI, Aug 16 2023 (IPS) Kenya’s fight for food security may have just gone ‘Old School’ as Egerton University dons win a grant to help bring back a pre-colonial delicacy that was gradually sliding its way off consumers’ plates.
Their project, dubbed ‘Exploring Potential of Togotia (Erucastrum arabicum), a forgotten African leafy vegetable for nutritional security and climate adaptation in Kenya,’ won the grant in October...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wilson Odhiambo Tags: Africa Development & Aid Featured Food and Agriculture Headlines Health Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya Source Type: news
News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, NIH unionization roadblocks, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION
Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies
Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species
Photinus palaciosi
. Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests,
P. palaciosi
is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ ...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Critical Fix We Need To Rebuild Our Broken Antibiotic Pipeline
Superbug infections kill more people now than HIV/AIDS or malaria. We need new antibiotics and other drugs, but developers lack incentives. A new policy could fix that. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Juergen Eckhardt, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
South Africa: What Climate Change Might Mean for Malaria in South Africa
[spotlight] Malaria-carrying mosquitoes will, and are already moving to new habitats as the earth warms up due to climate change. They are expected to breed faster and bite more often. As a result, malaria cases may go up, impacting elimination efforts, infectious disease experts warn. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 10, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Climate Environment Health and Medicine Malaria South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Strengthening laboratory services in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
The objectives of the meeting are to:
review progress and challenges at the regional and country level in the implementation of the regional “Strategic Framework for Strengthening Health Laboratory Services 2016–2023”.
agree on the way forward for strengthening laboratory services in the Region;
identify the core elements of the next strategy.
At the conclusion of the meeting, attendees will:’
provide an update on the progress of implementation of the “Regional Strategic Framework for
Read more... (Source: WHO EMRO News)
Source: WHO EMRO News - August 10, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
