New hope in the fight against Hepatitis C: Broadly effective innovative vaccine design
Globally, approximately 58 million people are chronically infected with HCV, resulting in 290,000 annual deaths due to complications such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Although modern antiviral treatments achieve…
WHO announces first prequalification of a tuberculosis diagnostic test
The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted prequalification to the molecular diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) called Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra. It is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibiotic…
Swedish research on antibiotic pollution becomes UN-declaration
In 2007, researchers at University of Gothenburg, Sweden published the first in a series of studies showing massive pollution with antibiotics from pharmaceutical factories in India. In connection with the…
Focolaio multinazionale di #mpox, ultimo rapporto OMS: nuovi casi e decessi
Il 38° rapporto sulla situazione dell’epidemia multinazionale di mpox, pubblicato il 28 settembre, fornisce un aggiornamento sulla situazione epidemiologica dell’mpox in Africa al 22 settembre 2024. I punti salienti includono:…
First phase of polio campaign concludes successfully in Gaza
Over 187 000 children under ten years of age were vaccinated with novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) in central Gaza during the first phase of a two-round polio…
A TOR VERGATA NUOVO CORSO LAUREA VETERINARIA, RETTORE: ORGOGLIOSO
L’Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata è orgogliosa di annunciare l’apertura del Corso di Laurea in Medicina veterinaria, primo nella regione Lazio, attivo già per l’anno accademico 2024-2025. Questo…
EASL Congress 2024: Combating liver disease collectively #EASL24 #EASLnews #EASLCongress
Liver disease has become one of the biggest health challenges of the 21st century, affecting over 1.5 billion individuals worldwide, claiming more than 2 million lives annually—equivalent to 4% of…
La prima membrana bio-ispirata che rende potabile le acque contaminate da arsenico
Per la prima volta sarà possibile rendere potabile l’acqua contaminata da arsenico grazie ad una innovativa membrana. La notizia arriva da una ricerca pubblicata sulla rivista Nature Water (della collana…
WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 lives each day
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading infectious cause…
COLERA, UNICEF-OMS-MSF-CR: MILIONI DI PERSONE A RISCHIO
Secondo il Gruppo di Coordinamento Internazionale (International Coordinating Group – ICG) sulla fornitura di vaccini – di cui fanno parte UNICEF, OMS, la Federazione Internazionale della Croce Rossa e della…