World Medical News

A concerning new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that the ultraprocessed foods young children consume may significantly impact their cardiometabolic health later in life, CNN reported yesterday. The study analyzed data from over 1,400 children aged 3-6 across…

Proteins in the blood could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed, according to research. Scientists at the University of Oxford studied blood samples from more than 44,000 people in the UK Biobank, including over 4,900 people who…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has authorized a second dengue vaccine that could protect millions worldwide against the mosquito-borne disease, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The vaccine, developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical Takeda, is recommended for use in children aged…

A new TB vaccine trial in South Africa offers hope for curbing the global TB epidemic, with promising results for adolescents and adults, VOA reported in a video yesterday. The M72 vaccine trial targets latent TB, preventing its activation in…

A pioneering CRISPR gene editing trial has demonstrated the potential to treat inherited retinal diseases, Science Daily reported yesterday. According to the article, about 79% of participants experienced measurable vision improvement after receiving the experimental CRISPR-based therapy designed to fix…

New research suggests that climate change is rapidly increasing the threat of antimicrobial resistance, as warming temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions, and rising sea levels are exacerbating the problem globally. According to scientists, climate change contributes to the problem by affecting…

Doctors are testing the world’s first personalized mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma in hundreds of patients, which could potentially cure cancer permanently, the Guardian reported yesterday. According to the article, the vaccine is designed to target specific cancer cells and…

On Friday, the World Health Organization reported widespread misuse of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to potential antimicrobial resistance. According to WHO, despite only 8% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients needing antibiotics for bacterial co-infections, 75% were still given antibiotics…

According to the article, an outbreak since 2020 has caused the deaths of millions of poultry and the spread of the virus to mammals, including domestic cattle in the US, increasing the risk of transmission to humans. The World Health…

The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine, called Euvichol-S, made by EuBiologics, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The updated version is simpler, cheaper, and can be produced more quickly than the old…