Africa has great potential for drug discovery. The continent has natural resources, indigenous knowledge and human capacity. And it has the need: it bears more than 20% of the global disease burden. … [+6675 chars]
Medical experts will be offering insights and advice on tackling respiratory infections in the wake of the pandemic during a webinar hosted by medtech innovator QuantuMDx in partnership with Select S… [+2152 chars]
Traveling with kids exposes us to new family travel adventures, but it can also expose our immune systems to unfamiliar diseases, ones not covered by routine vaccinations in our home countries. For t… [+7239 chars]
The US government is ramping up efforts to staunch the spread of monkeypox by sending hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses to states in the coming months, expanding access for those most at risk an… [+2266 chars]
More than 3 000 confirmed monkeypox cases have been recorded in more than 40 non-endemic countries (where outbreaks don't usually occur), including the UK, US, Spain, Portugal, and Germany. The viru… [+419 chars]
As of June 28, 2022, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has infected over 545 million people and caus… [+8858 chars]
A study in France that matched new HIV diagnoses in adult men who had been taking PrEP with diagnoses in men at similar risk who had not been taking it, has found that the overall effectiveness of Pr… [+9151 chars]
People who stocked up on at-home COVID-19 tests during this past winter's Omicron surge may have expired test kits on hand. But before tossing them in the trash, check to see if their shelf-life has … [+3417 chars]
Karen Wilmot aka 'The Virtual Midwife' is a midwife, prenatal yoga teacher and founder of The Due Date Club, a private online community for pregnant women. Testing for sexually transmitted infectio… [+9309 chars]
Since the early 2000’s the US has been in the grip of an opioid crisis that has been exacerbated by the Covid pandemic – in 2021, more than 100,000 people died of an opioid overdose in the country. T… [+5574 chars]
The south of Italy is producing an increasing number of tropical species, including annona, also known as cherimoya. FreshPlaza has talked about it with Vittorio Farina, professor at the Department o… [+2859 chars]
While COVID-19 vaccines continue to be highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, it has become clear that the protection offered by the current vaccines wanes over time. This necessit… [+6577 chars]
