By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 Moderna Inc. announced on Monday that early results show its coronavirus vaccine is 94.5 percent effective. The researchers behind the vaccine said the results were far better than they had hoped. Moderna said in a statement that it […]
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WHO‘s Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, launched today, outlines three key steps: vaccination, screening and treatment. Successful implementation of all three could reduce more than 40% of new cases of the disease and 5 million related deaths by 2050. Today’s development represents a historic milestone because […]
Today as WHO launches the Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, the first estimates of the contribution of HIV to the global cervical cancer burden are also being released. Women living with HIV have a six-fold increased risk of cervical cancer when compared to women without HIV. […]
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The family of Henrietta Lacks is celebrating the 100 year anniversary of her birth. As part of their Centennial celebration, they are supporting the global movement to eliminate cervical cancer and hosting exciting events in the United States to mark the launch of the global strategy. Watch Henrietta […]
On the occasion of the launch of the Global Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer, adopted by the World Health Assembly in November 2020, PAHO/WHO is organizing a regional event to present this global strategy, and review progress with the Regional Action Plan on the Prevention and Control of Cervical […]
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Women who struggle with mental health problems will sometimes forgo the most effective forms of birth control because of concerns about worsening those issues, but a new study delivers a reassuring finding: The pill and other forms of hormonal birth control do not raise […]
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Lung cancer patients who harbor certain bacteria in the airways may have a poorer prognosis, a new study finds, adding to evidence that the body’s “microbiome” may play a role in cancer patients’ outlook. The microbiome refers to the […]
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) Young men who consider using the drug Propecia to prevent baldness may be putting themselves at risk for depression and suicide, a new study suggests. Information from the World Health Organization indicates that over the past 10 years, reports […]
The antidepressant drug fluvoxamine — best known by the brand name Luvox — may help prevent serious illness in COVID-19 patients who aren’t yet hospitalized, a new study finds. The study included 152 patients infected with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. Of those, 80 took fluvoxamine and 72 took a placebo for 15 […]