Neglected Diseases Kill More People than COVID-19 – It’s Time to Address Them
Credit: UNBy Ifeanyi Nsofor and Adaeze OrehABUJA, Mar 30 2020 (IPS) As COVID-19 surges globally and leaves fear and panic in its wake, global efforts are underway to find a cure. Yet, the same level of response is lacking for several other infectious diseases that kill millions annually. These kinds of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a broad group of communicable diseases which affect more than two billion people and cost developing economies billions of dollars every year.
Lassa Fever is an example and is endemic in Nigeria and other West African countries such as Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali and Sierra ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor and Adaeze Oreh Tags: Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Source Type: news
Can we trust the Oxford study on Covid-19 infections? | Adam Kucharski
We don ’t know exactly how many people have already been infected with the virus, but there’s no evidence it’s half the population• Adam Kucharski is an epidemiologist and authorCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEarlier this month, the MSc students I teach at the London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine ran an outbreak investigation as part of their epidemiology assessment. They were told several people had fallen ill, and it was their job to piece together various fragments of information – about symptoms, timings and locations – to work out what might have happened.We face t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Adam Kucharski Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Science Epidemics Medical research Information UK news Source Type: news
Volunteers should be infected with the coronavirus to speed up vaccine, researchers say
Dr Peter Smith, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said a unique approach could 'shave months' off vaccine development. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coronavirus: who ’s most at risk, what we can do and will we see a vaccine soon?
Dr Tom Wingfield of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine answers our questions on Covid-19•Coronavirus latest updates•See all our coronavirus coverageWhat is the best way to strengthen the immune system?The answer to this question is straightforward: the normal approach to healthy living. Have a balanced diet, try to get as much sleep as you can, exercise, don ’t overwork. If you smoke, try to give up and reduce your intake of alcohol and other drugs.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 14, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Tags: Coronavirus outbreak UK news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
China ’s Draconian Lockdown Is Getting Credit for Slowing Coronavirus. Would It Work Anywhere Else?
As COVID-19 spread rapidly across China, authorities took an aggressive stance to fight the coronavirus. They were slow to respond to the outbreak—at first suppressing information and denying that it could spread between humans even as it did just that. But, as case numbers skyrocketed, Beijing went to extraordinary lengths to fight the virus, identified at COVID-19, in a campaign Chinese President Xi Jinping has described as a “people’s war.”
The most dramatic, and controversial, of the measures was the lockdown of of tens of millions of people in what is believed to be the largest quasi-quarantin...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amy Gunia Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 overnight Source Type: news
The experts who have guided the British public through coronavirus outbreak
Advisers such as chief medical officer Chris Whitty have restored the public ’s faith in officialdomThe public has relied on a number of key individuals to keep them informed of developments in the spread of the coronavirus, including doctors, epidemiologists, researchers and health officials. Here are five of the main players who have helped to restore British faith in the value of experts.• Chris Whitty. England’s chief medical officer, took up his post only a few months ago but has acted with calm authoritythroughout his public appearances since coronavirus emerged as a global health threat. A former epidemiolog...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 8, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie, Observer science editor Tags: Infectious diseases Science Coronavirus outbreak World news UK news Source Type: news
Coronavirus won ’t end globalisation, but change it hugely for the better | Will Hutton
An unregulated world can be blamed for its spread, but collective action based on evidence could be the best way to stop itIn 2008, the world successfully pulled together – with Britain playing a catalytic role – when faced with the threat of financial collapse. In 2020, confronted with the threat of a global pandemic, it is every country for itself. There has been no international health summit of national leaders supported by the World Health Organization – a lthough the World Bank has announceda $12bn package of assistance. There are frantic national efforts to create a vaccine and no effort to ensure that, when f...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 8, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Will Hutton Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Science Globalisation World Health Organization Society World news US news UK news Source Type: news
Bereaved individuals may face higher risk of dying from melanoma
(London School of Hygiene& Tropical Medicine) Individuals who experience the loss of a partner are less likely to be diagnosed with melanoma but face an increased risk of dying from the disease, according to research published in the British Journal of Dermatology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 4, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Coronavirus Cases Outside China Are Accelerating Rapidly. Here ’s What to Know
A surge in deadly coronavirus cases outside China is raising concerns that the outbreak has reached a new stage and could continue its global spread to even more vulnerable countries.
In the central Chinese province of Hubei, where the virus is believed to have originated, the number of cases appears to be stabilizing, according to government figures. But the number of people infected elsewhere in the world is rising quickly, with clusters in South Korea, Italy, Iran and a cruise ship docked in Japan.
As of Monday, more than 2,200 cases of the virus, officially called COVID-19, have been reported outside of mainland China,...
Source: TIME: Health - February 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amy Gunia, Hillary Leung and Mélissa Godin Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 onetime overnight Source Type: news
Cruise Passenger Whose Coronavirus Infection Went Undetected Shows It May Not Be Possible to Stop the Outbreak From Spreading
Just the rumor that there could be coronavirus aboard the Westerdam led five ports to deny the luxury cruise ship entry earlier this month. When Cambodia finally agreed to let the vessel dock at Sihanoukville on Feb. 13, the Holland America cruise line and public health officials took precautions to determine if anyone on board was infected with the deadly disease.
The ship had already been at sea for 12 days, toward the end of what experts believe to be the incubation period for the COVID-19 virus, and no one aboard had been to China in the previous two weeks. All passengers and crew had their temperatures taken. Upon dis...
Source: TIME: Health - February 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amy Gunia Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 onetime overnight Travel Source Type: news
Africa: 2021 White House Budget Proposal Threatens Public Health, Warns Tropical Medicine Society
[ASTMH] Arlington, Va. -White House's 2021 budget proposal released Monday is short-sighted and threatens the health and safety of Americans at home and abroad. The Trump Administration's proposal includes drastic reductions to the following: (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 13, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Short-Term Mortality Link Identified for Increased Ozone Exposure
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 -- An increase in ozone is associated with short-term mortality risks, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in The BMJ.
Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera, Ph.D., from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 11, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Coronavirus: drop in number of new cases is positive, says a cautious WHO – latest news
Total infections pass 30,000 as Wuhan whistleblower doctor dies and Singapore reports three new casesDoctor who blew whistle over virus diesProfile of whistleblower doctorFirst British national to get virus had been in SingaporeShare your stories1.19pmGMTMore fall-out to the spread of the coronavirus outside China as Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has become the latest firm to pull out of an international conference in Barcelona later this month because of the outbreak.The telecoms equipment manufacturer has withdrawn from the Mobile World Congress in the Spanish city, which is scheduled to take place between 24 and 27 Fe...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Jessica Murray (now) and Alison Rourke (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak China Asia Pacific Infectious diseases Science World news Hong Kong Source Type: news
LSTM to host global health research symposium ahead of vaccine summit in London
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) Over 100 scientists, doctors, along with representatives from industry, charities and Government agencies to meet in Liverpool. Focus on the importance of sustaining effective vaccinations and developing new vaccines within global health research to counter growing threat of infectious diseases. Event to support world's biggest vaccine summit in London in June. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
A Zika vaccine could save suffering and costs
(CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy) A new study led by researchers at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine found that routinely giving the Zika vaccine to women of childbearing age could save money if the risk of Zika is around that of other mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 23, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
