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Global measles deaths decline 88% from 2000–2024, cases rise to 11 million: WHO ———————————- The World Health Organization (WHO) announced deaths caused by measles fell by about 88% between 2000 and 2024, with vaccination efforts saving nearly 59 million lives…

Blood Test May Help Predict Risk in Inherited Heart Condition ……… Scientists are developing a blood test that could help identify patients most at risk from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the world’s most common inherited heart disease, The Guardian reported. The condition,…

Global Review Warns of “Slow-Moving Pandemic” as Antibiotics Fail ———————- A comprehensive global review published in the Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital warns that the era of dependable antibiotics is fracturing, Earth.com reported. Researchers from Jilin University…

Global Health Breakthroughs in 2025 Set to Save Millions ————————— Despite significant cuts to international humanitarian funding, 2025 has emerged as a landmark year for global health breakthroughs. According to a report by The Guardian, scientists and healthcare providers have…

Global leaders pledge $1.9 billion to eradicate polio amid funding cuts ——————————— Global leaders committed $1.9 billion to advance polio eradication on Monday, accelerating efforts to protect 370 million children from polio each year amid significant funding cuts, Arab News…

Scientists Report Major Progress Toward a Universal Cancer Vaccine ——————— Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have demonstrated that a newly developed nanoparticle-based vaccine can prevent several aggressive cancers in mice, showing strong potential for a future universal cancer…

Global HIV Response Faces Severe Disruption — UN and WHO Warn ———————————————– On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2025, global health authorities have issued urgent warnings that recent funding cuts and service disruptions threaten to reverse decades of progress…

Global cholera cases exceed 565,000 in 2025 as WHO notes sharp decline in October ———————————— Cholera outbreak has affected over half a million people this year, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest external situation report, which shows significant…

Global Efforts to Control HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria Threatened by Major Funding Shortfall ————————————— Efforts to control HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria face significant setbacks after global leaders pledged only $11.3 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis…

Pinprick Blood Test May Predict Disease a Decade Before Symptoms, Study Finds ———————————— Researchers say a major UK study of key blood compounds could lead to simple pinprick tests capable of detecting disease more than 10 years before symptoms appear,…