Outbreaks
- 1.4 million vaccines from global stockpile support yellow fever control in Nigeria
- WHO supports the immunization of 874 000 people against yellow fever in Nigeria
- WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar
- Partners commit to reduce cholera deaths by 90% by 2030
- World hunger again on the rise, driven by conflict and climate change, new UN report says
- Sierra Leone to begin cholera vaccination drive in disaster-affected areas
Medical News
- New maintenance treatment for AML shows strong benefit for patients
- Study examines risk factors for developing ME/CFS in college students after infectious mononucleosis
- First-ever systematic review to understand geographic factors that affect HPV vaccination rates
- Corning to highlight newest products in 3D cell culture portfolio at SLAS2021
- George Mason researchers investigating COVID-19 therapies
- UC research team uses zebrafish to study a gene mutation that causes congenital scoliosis
- Researchers identify protein that may represent a safer treatment target for pancreatic cancer
- Study shows disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Asian populations
- Trump’s pardons included health care execs behind massive frauds
- Dramatic changes seen in delivery of radiotherapy treatments during coronavirus pandemic
Public Health
- Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Extending the Eviction MoratoriumMedia Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Extending the Eviction Moratorium.
- Media Statement from Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, CDC Director and ATSDR AdministratorToday, Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, officially begins her post as the 19th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the ninth administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). U.S. President Joe Biden selected Dr. Walensky to lead the agency in December. Dr. Walensky comes to CDC […]
- CDC Expands Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement to All Air Passengers Entering the United StatesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States.