Disease

The current Ebola outbreak happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been specifically exacerbated by the civil unrest surrounding the outbreak areas interfering with the outbreak efforts. For example, there is a current vaccine for Ebola that is being used to slow the spread of…

-- AP News Reports from Nigeria, Congo, Central African Republic, and Angola state that they have linked more cases of polio in children from the oral vaccine than from the wild virus. There are two countries where polio is still endemic: Afghanistan and Pakistan. The WHO report found that the…

Two cases of pneumonic plague are being treated in Inner Mongolia, a northwestern province of China. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), pneumonic plague is more dangerous than the bubonic plague and can be fatal within 1-3 days of contraction. The Chinese’s National Health Commission…

Researchers state that the unchecked safety and sanitary conditions in US immigration detention centers have led to the spread of infectious diseases within these centers. According to the University of Maryland School of Medicine, seven migrant children have died in US custody due to pneumonia,…

Findings at the American Heart Association annual conferences show that for people with stable heart disease, taking medications alone suffices. Bypass surgeries and stents do not appear to provide significant benefits for these patients, who have not had an acute heart attack previously. Read the…

The CDC has estimated that every fifteen minutes, an American dies of an antibiotic resistant infection. Looking back at reports and estimates from 2013, the CDC estimated that the deaths related to drug-resistant antibiotics were 23,000, however, in reality, 44,000 deaths occurred due to this…

In a new Harvard study of over 55,000 individuals, researchers found that those who participated in a healthy lifestyle, which they defined as non-smoking, non-obese, eating a healthy diet, and exercising regularly, saw a 50% decrease in their risk of heart disease. The American College of…

In light of the severe air pollution in New Delhi, India, journalists have compiled information on the air pollution problems and solutions of three major world cities. The first, London, saw incredible air pollution in the 19th and 20th centuries, mostly resulting from the burning of coal in homes…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in their ongoing investigation of vaping-relating illnesses that Vitamin E acetate may be the culprit. The oily, sticky chemical is used to thicken or dilute THC vaping liquids and is unsafe to inhale. Due to little regulation, both the black…

Two new studies have shown that other than being a deadly disease itself, the measles virus has the power to inflict damage on the victim’s immune system even after it has been cured. This happens because the virus kills cells that make antibodies, which are essential for the immune system to…

Cystic fibrosis is a life threatening disease that causes irregular amounts of mucus to build up in the digestive tract and lungs, which further results in digestive and respiratory problems. A mutation in the CFTR gene of protein is the cause of cystic fibrosis. Trikafta combines the three drugs…

October 24th is World Polio Day. Even though the number of Polio cases has been reduced through eradication efforts to the last 1%, there are specific challenges to address in complete eradication. Several professors from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine answer questions about…

CDC officials on October 25, 2019 stated that the number of reported cases of fatal lung illnesses due to vaping are decreasing or leveling off. According to officials, this decrease in cases may be due to publicized warnings of vaping by officials and the efforts by authorities to further control…

The Global Health Security Index (GHSI) assesses the level of unpreparedness among countries for a disease epidemic or pandemic. The GHSI was created by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and The Economist Intelligence Unit as a collaborative research…