Medicine & TechnologyNew antibiotic effectively tackles drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, a priority 1 pathogen causing severe infections, promising hope in treatment. Check out more details in this article.
Researchers emphasized that additional research is required to establish a definitive connection between aspartame and cancer risk in humans. Read the article to learn more about this artificial sweetener.
COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.16 is rapidly spreading across the world, outcompeting the previously dominant XBB.1.5 subvariant in many countries. Read the article to learn more.
The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to test vaccines for the Marburg virus, a deadly virus similar to Ebola, to contain new viral outbreaks. Read the article to learn more details.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 as the most transmissible COVID-19 variant after accounting for 41% of the cases in the country. Read the article to learn more.
Haiti is currently experiencing a cholera outbreak with a strain of bacteria that is more than 10 years old. Read the article to learn more details on this recent disease outbreak.
The theme for this year's World AIDS Day is "Equalize" to raise awareness about the HIV inequities faced by youth and demonstrate new ways to share information and services with them. Read the article to learn more.
The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the government of Uganda, will be testing three candidate Ebola vaccines soon to stop the Sudan Ebola virus outbreak. Read the article for more details.
World Polio Day is celebrated on October 24 every year to honor the efforts towards a polio-free world that has been a huge success. Read the article to learn more about this important day.
Nine people in Argentina have been inflicted with the mystery pneumonia of unknown origin, wherein eight of whom worked at the same clinic. Read the article to learn more.
Monkeypox patients share what it feels like to be infected with the virus in videos shared on social media to let people know of their experiences. Read the article to know the full story.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding an open forum to rename two clades of monkeypox after critics raised concerns about racist connotations. Read the article to learn more.
Kitsap County's health department stated that the patient was infected with orthopoxvirus, which causes smallpox, cowpox, and monkeypox. Read the article to know the full details.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the monkeypox disease outbreak the highest level of alert, putting it at the same level as COVID-19. Read the article to learn more.