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Danish Health Authority recommends increased vaccinations against mpox

June 23, 2023 Fears over a potential increase in mpox cases this summer have led the Danish Health Authority (SST) to call for more vaccinations for those at higher risk of infection.

Climate change leads to growing risk of mosquito borne viral diseases, EU agency says

June 23, 2023 European Union officials warned Thursday there is a growing risk of mosquito borne viral diseases such as dengue and Chikungunya in Europe due to climate change.

Rospotrebnadzor head points to risk of more contagious COVID-19 variants

June 22, 2023 There is a risk that more contagious and severe COVID-19 variants could emerge, although the World Health Organization has declared an end to the novel coronavirus as a global public health emergency, head of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) Anna Popova said.

Drug-resistant fungi thriving in even most remote regions on Earth

June 22, 2023 New research has found that a disease-causing fungus collected from one of the most remote regions in the world is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections.

After 16 years of pursuit doctors found what causes sickness and deaths of Uganda children

June 21, 2023 In 2007, Yale pediatric neurosurgeon Steven Schiff, MD, visited his friend Benjamin Warf, MD, at the CURE Children\'s Hospital of Uganda.

UK: HPV vaccination programme moves to single dose from September 2023

June 20, 2023 The change reflects evidence building up over recent years from a range of studies from around the world that shows that a single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers robust protection that is comparable to 2 doses.

Canada expands Taiwan market for beef

June 20, 2023 The Government of Canada has regained market access to Taiwan for Canadian beef and beef products from animals over-thirty-months (OTM) of age.

HIV-infected macaques treated with stem cell transplant in U.S.

June 19, 2023 The HIV virus, which causes AIDS, was treated with stem cell transplantation in a study on primates in the U.S., according to a report in SciTech Daily.

Abingdon Health launches first ever saliva pregnancy test in UK and Ireland

June 19, 2023 Abingdon Health said it has launched Salistick, the first saliva pregnancy test, in the UK and Ireland.

Bangladesh launches campaign to distribute vitamin A capsules to around 22 mln children

June 19, 2023 Bangladesh has launched a countrywide campaign to distribute vitamin A capsules to around 22 million children between six months and five years of age.

Scientists believe disorienting malaria parasite may prevent it from causing harm

June 18, 2023 With almost 250 million cases a year, 621,000 of them fatal, malaria remains a major public health problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Chikungunya vaccine demonstrates 99% immune response

June 16, 2023 If approved, VLA1553 could become the first licensed chikungunya vaccine available to address this unmet medical need.