Disease Elimination

BBC Audio | Health Check | Gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Gene therapy trials gave six young sickle cell patients promising results.

BBC Audio | Health Check | Malaria vaccines approved first in West Africa

Nigeria, home to a quarter of world malaria cases, approves vaccine R21.

WHO validates Chile as first South American country to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies

Chile ended dog-spread rabies to humans — the first in South America to do it.

India crosses over 80 lakh HPV vaccinations in its fight against cervical cancer

India gave 80 lakh free HPV shots in 6 months, shielding teen girls from cervical cancer.

India’s big push against Cervical Cancer: 80 lakh girls get HPV vaccine | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management

India gave 8 million free HPV vaccines to teen girls in a big push against cervical cancer.

Not all eggs are the same—uncovering a tropical parasite's secret weapons

Scientists found 149 parasite proteins never seen before in living tissue, changing the textbook on

What went right this week: disease diagnoses ‘in seconds’, plus more

A 10-second ECG scan can now spot heart disease that expert cardiologists can't see.

A decade without congenital syphilis: a Danish success story

Denmark has gone 10 full years without a single case of congenital syphilis in newborns.

DR Congo Ebola vaccine trials to begin by November: WHO

Three Ebola vaccines will be tested in DR Congo by October or November this year.

A full-control strategy could cut simulated mpox infections by 97.8%, suggests mathematical model

Combining four simple measures could stop 97.85% of mpox infections, a new model shows.

New guidelines recommend all patients with heart disease are tested for kidney disease

First-ever EU heart-kidney guidelines urge kidney tests for every heart patient.

New York City to increase cooling tower inspections after legionnaires’ outbreaks

14 deaths in two years, so NYC now tests cooling towers every 31 days — the strictest in the US.

Airborne tuberculosis bacteria may mutate as they dry, revealing a target to curb drug resistance

Airborne TB bacteria evolve drug resistance while drying in the air, and scientists found how to

De vectores a vacunas aladas: un fármaco experimental promete transformar la picadura de mosquito en un refuerzo contra la malaria - Infobae

Scientists turned mosquito bites into malaria vaccinations in mice with one experimental drug.

What you need to know about updated COVID vaccines following FDA approval - ABC News

New FDA-approved COVID shots target XFG, the strain behind about 40% of U.S. cases.

Dengue fever vaccine shows promise after clinical trials | dvm360

A vaccine blocked all 4 dengue virus types in monkeys — a big step before human trials.

RSV admissions among infants fall sharply following vaccine rollout

Denmark's RSV vaccine for pregnant women has slashed infant hospital admissions.

Egyptian group developing Ebola vaccine

An African company just won $16.5M to build a vaccine against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in DRC

WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free

Uganda is officially Ebola-free after 42 straight days with no new cases.

SA gears up for groundbreaking TB vaccine backed by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

A new TB vaccine could be the first big advance since BCG — over 100 years ago.