Infectious

2024 Health Trends: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Here are 10 health-sector developments—not ranked—to watch in the coming year, determined by media coverage, reader interest, and personal interest.

1 year ago

Watching the Pigs

America’s public health system has been slow to track H5N1, ignoring important lessons from Covid-19 and downplaying the potential threat…

1 year ago

Vaccines and Public Trust: Insights from the World Vaccine Congress Panel

The global vaccine pipeline is evolving rapidly, with innovations designed to address threats like respiratory diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and climate-related…

2 years ago

Egypt Declared Malaria-Free: A Monumental Milestone in Public Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free. This triumph is a testament to a nearly century of…

2 years ago

The Ripple Effect of War: Conflict is Shattering the Ukrainian Public Health System

Beyond the Battlefield Citizens Confront a Different Enemy — Despair, Disease and Death

2 years ago

Infection Control, Physicians’ Offices, and Our Health May Be in Serious Jeopardy

The current state of medicine and consolidation, plus corporate and equity purchases, is causing concern in healthcare

2 years ago

The Social Innovation Summit is the Other UN Changing the World

Photo Credit Social Innovation Summit: Chelsea Clinton was among the keynotes at this year's Summit. She serves as an executive…

2 years ago

The Urgent Need for Proactive Surveillance of Infectious Disease at Mass Gatherings

As the world gradually recovers from the shockwaves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the spectre of another potential public health crisis…

2 years ago

An Ageing Population Underlines Need for New Strategies to Improve Uptake of Adult Pneumococcal Immunisation

The following article is based on expert discussions taken from the MSD Pneumococcal Vaccination Policy Roundtable that took place in…

2 years ago

Health Equity & Inclusion in Action: Laying the Foundations for a Fairer, Healthier Future

The Health Equity and Inclusion in Action report, commissioned by the biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences and developed by the global think tank…

2 years ago

This website uses cookies. Your continued use of the site is subject to the acceptance of these cookies. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information.

Read More