What Do Stakeholders Think About the GAP for Influenza Vaccines' First 10 Years?
December 5th 2016Ten years ago in Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled what is now called the Global Action Plan for Influenza Vaccines (GAP), a comprehensive approach to meeting the demand for vaccines should there be a pandemic anywhere in the world. How is it doing?
Researchers Study Link Between Pneumonia Risk and Antidementia Drugs
December 4th 2016Pneumonia is the fourth leading cause of hospitalization among those living with Alzheimer’s disease, and now a new study by University of Eastern Finland researchers examined the link between the infection and certain antidementia drugs.
Penn Nursing and New York Blood Center Aim to Develop HIV Prevention Program for Women
December 2nd 2016The National Institute of Mental Health has granted researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and New York Blood Center $769,578 to go towards efforts to create an HIV awareness program for women.
Drug-resistant E. coli Found in Nearly Two-thirds of UK Chicken Samples
December 1st 2016Public Health England and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs researchers in the United Kingdom found drug-resistant E. coli in a large number of chicken samples, while much lower rates of contamination were observed in beef and pork samples.
Pandemic Influenza Top of Mind for CDC Director
November 30th 2016Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, director of the CDC, and Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, chief executive of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation discuss how governments and business organizations should prepare for pandemics, especially a potential influenza pandemic.
NIH Launches First New HIV Vaccine Efficacy Study in 7 Years in South Africa
November 29th 2016The first HIV vaccine efficacy study in seven years is currently being conducted in South Africa, with researchers testing if a new vaccine regimen called HVTN 702 can provide adequate protection against HIV.