Category: Features
Ethiopia’s Tedros becomes first African to head WHO
Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has become the first African to lead the World Health Organization (WHO) after winning the race for the top spot in the United Nations (UN) agency. Ethiopia’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva Negash Kebret Botora […]
WHO expects 300,000 cholera cases in Yemen within six months
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is expecting as many as 300,000 cases of cholera in Yemen within six months and an “extremely high” number of deaths. “We need to expect something that could go up to 200,000-250,000 cases […]
Wales receives UK’s first proton beam machine
Proton Partners International (PPI), a Wales-based private company that provides innovative cancer care, has received the key component that will fire the UK’s first high-energy proton beam machine at its Rutherford Cancer Centre. Currently, only low-energy treatment is available in […]
G20 health ministers agree to take on antibiotic resistance
Health ministers from the G20 major economies met for the first time and agreed to cooperate in tackling issues such as antibiotic resistance. They also agreed to begin executing national action plans by the end of 2018. Germany, which holds […]
Scientists to test Zika virus against brain tumor cells
Scientists in the UK are planning to use and test Zika virus against brain cancer cells in an effort to find new ways in combatting an aggressive type of cancer. Zika causes severe disability in babies by attacking developing stem […]
CVDs account for one-third of deaths worldwide
A scientific study that examined every country over the past 25 years has found that cardiovascular diseases (CVD), like stroke and heart diseases, cause one-third of deaths globally. Countries with the greatest number of cardiovascular deaths, after accounting for population […]
Way to create unlimited supply of healthy blood cells discovered
An innovative way to create an unlimited supply of healthy blood cells from blood-forming stem cells has been discovered by researchers at New York’s Weill Cornell Medicine in the US. This breakthrough achievement marks the first time that any research […]
Capsule robot could make colonoscopies easier for patients
A new 18-mm magnetized capsule colonoscope which is guided by an external magnet attached to a robotic arm has been shown to successfully navigate and perform intricate maneuvers inside the colon. Researchers are hoping the new technology could help make […]
Superbug’s antibiotic resistance mechanism uncovered
Scientists involved in an international study led by Australia’s Monash University have made a significant discovery that moves the global fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria one step forward. They have discovered the molecular mechanism that makes the deadly superbug “Golden Staph” […]
Pelican BioThermalunveils Series 22 Universal for CRT shipments
Pelican BioThermal, a global leader in cold chain and temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the life sciences industry, has launched its Series 22 Universal system for Crēdo shippers at Temperature Controlled Logistics in Biopharmaceuticals USA located in Princeton, New Jersey. Series […]
