Medical News

On September 20, Zambia launched a nationwide measles vaccination campaign targeting four million children aged nine months to five years, Anadolu Agency revealed yesterday. Health Minister Elijah Muchima announced that the campaign will run from September 23 to 28 across…

At a recent seminar organized by the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC), medical experts underscored the critical need for accurate diagnosis, timely treatment, and continuous follow-up care to prevent fatalities and complications in dengue patients, Dawn reported today. The seminar, titled…

Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a groundbreaking gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis type I (LCA1), a rare genetic blindness affecting about 3,000 people in the U.S. and Europe, SciTech Daily reported on Friday. In a small…

Research by Professor Huanzhong Wang at the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources highlights the untapped potential of plant stem cells in enhancing food supply resilience, earth.com revealed in an article on Tuesday. While animal stem cells have garnered…

On Monday, Pakistan reported its seventh mpox case of the year, Anadolu Agency reported. A 44-year-old man from the Gujarat district of Punjab tested positive after returning from a Gulf state. He is currently stable at the Pakistan Institute of…

A recent study from University College London (UCL) has identified smoking as a significant factor accelerating cognitive decline among older adults. Analyzing survey data from 32,000 participants aged 50 and over across 14 European countries over a decade, researchers found…

A recent study from Rush University Medical Center has found a significant association between outdoor nighttime light exposure, or light pollution, and increased prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S., particularly among individuals under 65, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Utilizing…

A recent study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) highlights the crucial connection between cardiovascular fitness and brain health, earth.com revealed yesterday. Investigating 125 participants aged 22-94, the team measured cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) through VO2max and assessed…

Bangladesh is grappling with a rising dengue outbreak, reporting 346 new cases and four additional fatalities in the last 24 hours, Xinhua reported yesterday. This brings the total number of dengue-related deaths this year to 83, as confirmed by the…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating mpox outbreak in Africa, particularly affecting refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Without urgent international assistance, the outbreak could…