After recovering partly in 2022, global childhood vaccination rates stagnated in 2023, remaining below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. These data are from a new joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Contrary to the global trend, Brazil showed improvements in most indicators. The country moved off the list …
Hello. I’m David Kerr, professor of cancer medicine, from University of Oxford. I’d like to talk today about a nice editorial in Lancet Oncology written by Grimes and O’Riordan from Trinity in Dublin, entitled, “Quackery: Starving Cancer and Other Dangerous Dietary Misconceptions.” I’ll address what these misconceptions are, but perhaps also think about whether there …
A new malaria vaccine has protected children under the age of 1.5 years against infection with an efficacy of 68%-75% in a phase 3 study. The highest level of vaccine protection was observed in areas with seasonal malaria. The new vaccine’s efficacy is similar to that of the already approved vaccine and could help meet …
The risk of developing post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) was low for children who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, although it was greater compared with children who tested negative, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.1 Although PCC, also referred to as long COVID, is a clinically acknowledged entity, it has not been substantially assessed across differing …
TOPLINE: Light physical activity during childhood may lower blood cholesterol levels more effectively than moderate to vigorous physical activity, regardless of body fat mass. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analyzed the data of 792 children (58% females) from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) UK birth cohort. The measures included accelerometer-based sedentary time, light physical …
This article was originally published by ContagionLive®. It has been lightly edited. Very early, limited duration antiretroviral treatment (ART) of infants contracting HIV in utero, initiated within 48 hours of birth, was associated with undetectable HIV-1 DNA and apparent ART-free remission at the first 2 years of an ongoing trial, according to a study published in Lancet …
TOPLINE: Anxiety and depression in men during a partner’s pregnancy don’t always negatively affect cognition or behavior in young children, independent of any potential effect of maternal mental health or parental education levels, new research suggests. METHODOLOGY: The study included data on 61 families (36 boys, 25 girls) from the 3D (Design, Develop, Discover) pregnancy …
Emily Bendt was in her third trimester of pregnancy when she first heard the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had approved a new shot for infants to protect them from the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. By Oct. 5, Bendt was cuddling with her new baby, Willow, on the couch at home in Vancouver, …