The World Health Assembly passed a resolution on snakebites last night, The Week reported, which advocates hope will improve research and access to antivenoms by the poor areas affected most deeply.
May 23, 2018
Wastewater treatment plants that take runoff from drug manufacturing sites are laced with anti-fungals, anti-histamines, anti-inflammatories and other drugs.
April 24, 2018
Although malaria deaths have been nearly halved since 2000, the global health community is hardly in a celebratory mood on this World Malaria Day. The reason: Progress against malaria has recently stalled. “We are now at a turning point, warned WHO Director-General Tedros…
April 3, 2018
Treating women farmers of child-bearing age for hookworm in the Democratic Republic of Congo may significantly ease hardship, says a new study.
March 13, 2018
India’s pharmaceutical industry is churning out drugs to treat the country’s 70 million diabetics. Many are questionable combination pills hitting the shelves without clinical trials.An analysis of India’s regulatory procedures found fixed-dose combination drugs (FDCs) are…
March 7, 2018
The skyrocketing price of life-saving prescription drugs mean scores of Americans must fork out thousands of dollars a month just to survive, or choose between crucial medications.Among them is 57-year-old Saundra Johnson, whose income is too high to qualify for extra…
February 8, 2018
One reason neglected diseases like mycetoma are so neglected: The lack of market incentives for pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs.
January 11, 2018
Editor’s Note: This week we will highlight 5 takes on how we can reduce drug prices while preserving robust research and development, from the fall issue of Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine. Read the complete set here.
January 8, 2018
Editor’s Note: This week we will highlight 5 takes on how can we reduce drug prices while preserving robust research and development, from the fall issue of Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine. Read the complete set here.
January 8, 2018
Chemical byproducts from pharmaceuticals flow into the ocean, largely unregulated and unchecked by wastewater treatment plants.