Namibia: Namibia Struggles With Delay in Rollout of HPV Vaccine
[VOA] Namibia is recognized as one of the few African nations to reach continental health targets outlined in the Abuja Declaration, allocating at least 15% of its national budget to health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 27, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Health and Medicine Namibia Southern Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news
Bird-Flu, Censorship, & 100 Day Vaccines: 7 Predictions For " The Next Pandemic "
Bird-Flu, Censorship, & 100 Day Vaccines: 7 Predictions For "The Next Pandemic" Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, Earlier this month the White House published its new “Pandemic Preparedness” targets. They are far from alone in covering this. Back in March, Sky News was asking: “Next…#nextpandemicauthored #kitknightly #offguardianorg #skynews #dailymail #iran #israel #avian #jeremyfarrar #dailystar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Avian Flu Threat Still Low and Vaccine Measures Are Ready Avian Flu Threat Still Low and Vaccine Measures Are Ready
One person in the United States has been infected after exposure to a cow with avian flu, but no human-to-human transmission has occurred.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Can Neosporin Protect You From Getting COVID-19?
For years, researchers have been working on vaccines that aim to prevent viral infections by strengthening immune defenses at viruses’ doorway to the body: the nose.
A small study recently published in PNAS presents a similar, if lower-tech, idea. Coating the inside of the nose with the over-the-counter antibiotic ointment Neosporin seems to trigger an immune response that may help the body repel respiratory viruses like those that cause COVID-19 and the flu, the study suggests.
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The research raises the idea that Neosporin could serve as an “extra layer” ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
DHS Confirms Case of Measles in Dane County
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has confirmed a case of measles in an individual living in Dane County, with travel and employment in Rock County. DHS, in coordination with Public Health Madison& Dane County and Rock County Public Health, are working to identify and notify people who may have been exposed to the measles virus. Additional information will be shared as the investigation continues. Cases of measles have been rare in Wisconsin due to high vaccination rates, but...(see release)lucy.pepinApril 26, 2024 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - April 26, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: lucy.pepin Source Type: news
Injectable antibody drug protects children from malaria in Mali trial
A single dose of an experimental antibody drug protects children from malaria for up to 6 months, according to a clinical study published today in
The New England Journal of Medicine
.
The therapy, an injectable monoclonal antibody called L9LS that has
already shown success in adults
, reduced infections and clinical disease in 6- to 10-year-olds in Mali. Although the drug is still undergoing clinical testing, the results suggest monoclonal antibodies could be an important addition to the arsenal against this deadly disease, researchers say.
Malaria caused an estimated 608,000 deaths in 2022...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
West Africa: Three More West African Countries Inaugurate Malaria Vaccination
[Premium Times] The three West African countries are the latest to participate after successful rollouts of routine malaria immunisation for children in other countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Nigeria: WHO Commends Malaria Vaccine Roll-Out in Three More African Countries
[Premium Times] "Today's launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunisation programme." (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
New £400,000 melanoma vaccine heralds start of 'cancer renaissance' as UK trials personalised jabs for lung, bowel, pancreas and liver tumours... but experts fear NHS can't afford them
The UK is entering a ' cancer renaissance' with pioneering personalised vaccines to combat some of the deadliest tumours expected by 2030, say leading experts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How DOES the pioneering skin cancer vaccine work? When will patients be able to get hold of it? And could it really be a cure for deadly melanoma? All your questions answered...
Brits could be just over a year away from receiving a 'game-changer' jab on the NHS to treat one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I took the world-first personalised cancer vaccine - it's my only hope of stopping deadly disease in its tracks
The music teacher, from Stevenage, is one of a handful of Brits to receive a world first personalised mRNA jab aimed at stopping this kind of skin cancer in its tracks. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled
Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trialDoctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the world ’s first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its “gamechanging” potential to permanently cure cancer.Melanoma affects about 132,000 people a year globally and is the biggest skin cancer killer. Currently, surgery is the main treatment although radiotherapy, medicines and chemotherapy are also sometimes used.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Cancer Skin cancer Drugs Medical research Science Health Vaccines and immunisation UK news UCL (University College London) Source Type: news
Cancer breakthrough as scientists develop super vaccine that could provide miracle cure
Now in global studies, the jab may also be effective against lung, bladder and kidney cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria Is Pioneering a New Vaccine to Fight Meningitis - Why This Matters
[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria recently became the first country to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains of meningococcus bacteria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
First mRNA skin-cancer vaccine starts UK trial
Steve Young is part of the tests to see if an mRNA jab can stop the deadliest skin cancer returning. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
