Global Health

Among patients with tuberculosis in high-incidence countries, more than 80% did not report persistent cough and more than 60% did not report cough all together, according to results published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

The CDC released a guide for hospitals to address and reduce burnout among staff members. The guide recommends removing barriers to seeking care, communicating with employees and creating a 12-month plan to maintain employee wellbeing.

The U.S. House of Representatives reauthorized the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief for 1 year as part of a spending package passed on Friday, sending the plan to the Senate for consideration.

DENVER — Long-acting ART was shown to be safe and effective in a study conducted in sub-Saharan Africa — an “essential first step” in demonstrating its potential use to treat HIV on the continent, an expert said.

Women with more autistic traits during pregnancy had higher risks for adverse birth outcomes, especially for preterm birth, compared with lower levels of autistic traits, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Cameroon became the first of a dozen countries that will participate in a wider rollout of a WHO-approved malaria vaccine in Africa.

Between 1990 and 2019, global age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of mesothelioma went down, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

COVAX, the multinational program launched in 2020 to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to low- and lower-middle income countries, will end on Dec. 31, 2023, as the vaccines shift to routine immunization programs.

In a video interview with Healio, Chandrajit Raut, MD, MS, discussed highlights from “one of the best” Connective Tissue Oncology Society meetings he has attended.

Globally, cases of malaria in 2022 surpassed the level recorded the year before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO reported this week.