Bangladesh swamped by record dengue deaths
DHAKA, Bangladesh — In the crowded fever ward in Bangladesh's Mugda hospital, every bed is taken, as the country struggles in the grip of its deadliest dengue outbreak.
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Cholera threatens millions left homeless by typhoon
Four million Filipinos made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan were today facing a growing threat from water-borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid.Dr Julie Hall of the World Health Organisation said it was impossible to say how many had no access to clean water supplies 10 days after the typhoon struck leaving 5,000 people dead or missing. Cholera killed 8,000 after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.The Briton, Who's representative in the capital Manila, said the storm had «ripped through the middle of the country, adding: „We know that four million people have been displaced.“Some of them will have access to clean water supplies, some will have access only intermittently and some will be struggling.
WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for children
GENEVA, Switzerland — The UN's health agency on Monday recommended a second malaria vaccine for children, which could save hundreds of thousands of lives by plugging a huge supply and demand gap.
Nobel prize for medicine goes to COVID-19 vaccine researchers
STOCKHOLM – Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for the groundbreaking COVID-19 vaccines.
Press Release - Bong Go raises awareness and reminds Filipinos to remain vigilant versus Nipah virus amid outbreak in other countries
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, called on the Department of Health (DOH) and other relevant agencies to implement stringent measures to prevent the potential spread of the Nipah virus (NiV).
Paw patrol: Philippine security guards adopt stray cats
MANILA, Philippines — A cat wearing a black-and-yellow security vest strolls nonchalantly past security guards lined outside a Philippine office building waiting to receive instructions for their shift.
Red Sox say Tim Wakefield is in treatment, asks for privacy after illness outed by Schilling
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox say announcer and former knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is undergoing treatment for a disease they did not specify and asked for fans to respect his privacy after his illness was outed without his consent by ex-teammate Curt Schilling.
Classes in Cagayan de Oro suspended as spread of 'Nipah' virus feared
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Classes here were suspended on Wednesday amid unconfirmed reports of a «Nipah virus» outbreak in schools that has infected students and school personnel.