Gaza, Cairo, Geneva---On 21 October, 14 patients and 10 caregivers were transferred from Kamal Adwan in North Gaza to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City during a high-risk, WHO-led joint mission, amid intense hostilities and access…
A new report calls attention to some of the progress that's been made over the past year to incentivize antibiotic development while emphasizing how much more work there is to be done. The report, published this…
Just 26% of US adults say they are concerned that they or a family member may be infected by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the next 3 months, down from 35% last year, while the…
Today, The Lancet published the first real-world data analysis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine efficacy among older US adults in a large multistate study. The study shows the vaccine was 80% effective in protecting against hospitalizations and…
Washington-US Deputy Secretary Torres Small visited Augusta, Georgia, on Tuesday, where she participated in a roundtable discussion at Golden Harvest Food Bank. She listened as the organization discussed its critical work to provide food and…
In a landmark hate crime case, a trial jury found Daqua Lameek Ritter guilty in the 2019 murder of Dime Doe, a Black transgender woman. Ritter was sentenced to life in prison on hate crime,…
Geneva- Parliamentarians from across the globe gathered at the UNITE Global Summit in Berlin to sign a statement in support of the World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement. The statement, signed by the President of UNITE,…
An observational study of 614,000 US patients suggests a higher risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) after COVID-19 than after other respiratory infections in patients aged 10 to 19 years. For the study, published today…
Oakland, Calif: San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) today announced it will offer visual interpretation on-demand to blind and low-vision travelers with the Aira app. OAK travelers can use Aira for assistance with a…
Redwood City – San Mateo County Health Officer Dr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana today issued a local health order requiring staff and workers in patient care areas of skilled nursing facilities to wear face masks. Effective at 12:01…
