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Canada’s Ride Don’t Hide raises support for mental health
On June 26, around 8,000 Canadians across 29 communities in five provinces rode their bicycles as part of the 5th annual Ride Don’t Hide event that is hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). According to the event’s website, […]
3D-printed kidney helps save woman’s organ during tumor removal
Doctors from the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray used a 3D-printed kidney to save a patient’s organ during a complicated tumor removal procedure. The printed model allowed the doctors to study the patient’s kidney in 3D to determine how to […]
World Bank gives add’l US$150 mn for Bangladesh health sector
The World Bank approved an additional financing of US$150 million on June 24 to help strengthen health systems and improve health services, particularly for the poor, in Bangladesh. This additional financing to the Health Sector Development Program will continue support […]
Novel antibodies from infants may accelerate HIV vaccine dev’t
A team led by Dr. Julie Overbaugh, a member of the Human Biology Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, was the first to look at isolate HIV-neutralizing antibodies from infants. Their study is the only one to find […]
White House not satisfied with approved US$1.1 bn Zika funding
The White House blasted the US House of Representatives’ approval of the US$1.1 billion Zika funding as shortchanging the administration’s US$1.9 billion request. The White House threatened to veto the decision. White House spokesman Eric Schultz said the bill “falls […]
Philips enhances safety in senior living communities with CarePoint 5.0
Royal Philips, a leading health technology company, recently released CarePoint 5.0 which is a resident safety and wander management solution designed to emergency assistance to residents of senior living communities. Helping seniors lead safer and more independent lives, Philips is […]
“Virtual doctors” offering medical support to rural Zambia patients
The Brighton-based Virtual Doctors charity was set up by Huw Jones, a safari guide in Zambia, after coming across a man and her pregnant wife who had to cycle for hours just to reach the nearest hospital 60 miles away. […]
MERS outbreak due to Saudi hospital misdiagnosis, says WHO
A Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) outbreak is currently ongoing in a hospital in Riyadh city, Riyadh region. The National IHR Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of 22 additional cases between […]
Exercise may improve post-learning processes
A series of Dutch experiments linked aerobic exercises that are completed four hours after a memorization to improved recall. According to the study team, newly-learned information turns into long-term knowledge through a process of stabilization and integration of memories. This […]
IBS announces significant colon cancer treatment breakthrough
A research team from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), headed by the Center’s director MyungKyungjae, were able to successfully inhibit the growth of colon tumors in mice with mismatch repair deficiency. The team’s manuscript was published in the American […]
