Category: Health

Further information The projects (listed alphabetically by institution) Mission biodegradability: foundations for the sustainable future of formulated polymers Led by Professor Andrew P Dove, University of Birmingham Business partner: Amy Goddard, Croda More than 36 million tonnes of polymer in liquid formulations are consumed every year, and are critical for the performance of products, such […]

6 July 2025  – Mycetoma is a slow-moving but destructive infectious disease that begins in the subcutaneous tissues and can invade the skin, deep tissues, muscle and bone. Caused by more than 70 microorganisms of bacterial or fungal origin, mycetoma thrives in tropical and subtropical environments where thorn injuries are common. Left untreated, the disease progresses […]

Nothing says summer quite like a picnic. Whether you’re lounging on a beach towel, stretched out in a park, or unpacking a hamper in your garden, picnics are a beloved way to enjoy good food in the great outdoors. In the UK alone, the picnic food market is worth over £2 billion each year, with […]

The study, conducted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with Australia’s Burnet Institute, and published in the authoritative British Medical Journal (BMJ) Global Health, analyzed 210 outbreaks across 49 low-income countries over a 23-year period. It found that rapid vaccine deployment during outbreaks of cholera, Ebola, measles, meningitis and yellow fever, had led to […]

📍 Washington, D.C. — July 11, 2025The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades, with 1,288 confirmed cases reported across 39 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The surge has led to 162 hospitalizations, nearly half involving children under five, and three confirmed deaths, […]

Across the Gaza Strip, as people desperately search for food, mass casualty incidents are reported almost daily, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, told reporters at his regular briefing in New York. Hospitals, already under immense strain, are struggling to cope and lack of essential supplies – including fuel and medicines – is placing even greater pressure […]

She returns, over and over, to a single image: that of a ten-year-old girl – standing on the edge of adolescence, her future uncertain, and her rights still in grave doubt. “Will she be able to stay in school, graduate, and make her way through the world?” Dr. Kanem wonders. “Or is she going to […]

📍 Baltimore, July 9, 2025 — Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have reached a major milestone in surgical robotics, successfully performing eight autonomous gallbladder removal procedures on pig organs with 100% accuracy, without human intervention. The achievement marks a significant step toward clinically viable autonomous surgery, potentially within the next decade. 🤖 Advanced AI System: […]

📍 Princeton, July 9, 2025 — In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Genetics, researchers from Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four biologically and clinically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a major advance in understanding the condition’s genetic complexity and paving the way for more personalized diagnosis and treatment strategies. 🧠 Study […]

The 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday by UNAIDS – the global body’s agency fighting AIDS and HIV infection – warns that a historic funding crisis now threatens to unravel decades of hard-won gains unless countries radically rethink how they fund and deliver HIV services. Yet even amid these challenges, many of the most-affected […]