WHO: Measles deaths dropped by 88% in past 25 years, but cases now surging
Since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated from the United States, measles-associated deaths worldwide have dropped by 88%, according to ...
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FDA claims Covid vaccine caused kids’ deaths. Experts are skeptical
The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator asserted in an email to staff sent Friday that the Covid-19 vaccine ...
Measles deaths plummet but infections surge worldwide
Global immunization efforts have led to an 88% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new ...
Randomized trial in Mali finds mass azithromycin distribution doesn’t reduce deaths in infants
The latest in a series of randomized controlled trials investigating the potential of mass azithromycin administration to reduce childhood mortality ...
Indian states ban cough syrup linked to child deaths
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain At least three Indian states have banned a cough syrup after several children died allegedly after ...
Cancer deaths expected to rise to over 18 million in 2050, nearly 75% more than in 2024
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There has been a rapid increase in the global number of cancer cases and deaths between ...
FDA officials may try to link COVID vaccines to pediatric deaths, reports suggest
Health officials in three more states—Illinois, Arizona, and Virginia—announced steps to ease access to updated COVID-19 vaccines in light of ...
Suicide behind one in every 100 deaths: WHO
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than one in every 100 deaths globally is due to suicide, the World Health Organization ...
Excess deaths in Maui highlight hidden impact of wildfires
New research unveils the true death toll of the deadly August 2023 wildfires which took place in Lāhainā, Maui, Hawaiʻi ...
Quick takes: More flu deaths in US kids, new chikungunya cases in France and Italy, new polio cases in 5 countries
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) yesterday announced the end of a large measles outbreak in the southwestern ...
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