Maternal engagement in HIV care associated with pediatric viral suppression
1. In this cross-sectional study from sub-Saharan Africa, maternal antiretroviral therapy use and viral load suppression were associated with greater ...
Tag: global health
WHO launches 2026 global initiative to bridge the schizophrenia mortality gap
1. The World Health Organization has launched a global initiative to reduce the 15-to-20-year mortality gap for individuals with schizophrenia ...
Kenya’s AI Consult reduces errors in 20000 clinical encounters
Key Points: 1. AI Consult lowered diagnostic errors by 16 percent and treatment errors by 13 percent across sixteen Nairobi clinics. 2. A simple ...
Safer Births Bundle of Care reduces perinatal mortality in Tanzania
1. In this prospective cohort study, implementation of the Safer Births Bundle of Care program was associated with a significant ...
Typhoid conjugate vaccine shows promising long-term efficacy in children
1. Children randomized to the MenA group rather than the Vi-TT group were more likely to be diagnosed with typhoid ...
Radical cure with primaquine reduces risk of Plasmodium vivax parasitaemia in patients with Plasmodium falciparum infection
1. Patients in the primaquine group reported a significant reduction in parasitemia risk at day 63 compared to those in ...
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Handwashing with soap reduces the likelihood of acute respiratory infections in lower- and middle-income countries
1. Studies that encouraged handwashing reduced acute respiratory infections, including the upper and lower respiratory airways. 2. There was minimal ...
Intranasal vaccine against Bordetella pertussis invokes seronegative IgA response
1. Nasal secretory IgA seroconversion was achieved in more patients who received BPZE1 than those who received Tdap. 2. Both ...
Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders in refugee children
1. In a retrospective study of refugee children in Denmark, there was a linear association between increasing risk of psychiatric disorders ...
Provision of treated water and access to hand sanitation reduces childhood diarrhea in low and middle-income countries
1. Water treatment interventions including filtration, chlorination and solar treatment reduced the risk of diarrhea up to 50% compared to ...
