NEW YORK — Leaders from 140 countries gathered this week at the UN General Assembly in New York...
Sep 25, 2014
Two Ebola vaccines for health care workers expected as soon as November
An expert group of technicians working on developing Ebola interventions suggested last Friday that two of the most...
Sep 10, 2014
Eating three large onions will not cure Ebola (and dispelling other myths)
While the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has triggered panic among Americans on its spread, it is hardly...
Aug 29, 2014
How polio is crippling Pakistan
This week, two children – 1-year-old Ahmed and 16-month-old Laiba – became the latest victims to polio in...
Aug 22, 2014
Doctors to Congress: Ebola will likely rage for a year or more
WASHINGTON — A Congressional hearing on the Ebola outbreak Thursday brought sharply into focus the delay in international response...
Aug 12, 2014
Africa’s next big health challenge: non-communicable diseases
WASHINGTON — Facing inadequate health care resources in their home country, each year more than 7,000 Kenyans seek...
Aug 06, 2014
Two advances may pave new ways for combating malaria
The UK-based pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline made waves last week with the announcement that it was seeking regulatory approval for...
Jul 30, 2014