Based on the memoir of neurologist Oliver Sacks showcasing his treatment in the 1960s of the patients who had survived the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic, ‘Awakenings’ is a beautifully ...

Nov. 3, 2023 — Researchers have pioneered a novel treatment for the most common autoimmune encephalitis. By reprogramming white blood cells to target and eliminate ... The Quail Could Be the ...

Cameron Webb and the Department of Medical Entomology, NSW Health Pathology and University of Sydney, have been engaged by a wide range of insect repellent and insecticide manufacturers to provide ...

Victoria's health department is urging people in the state's north to remain vigilant against mosquitoes, following recent detections of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). JEV is a rare virus that ...

Queensland Health staff in Townsville are treating an elderly man with dengue fever and a middle-aged man with Japanese encephalitis (JEV). The dengue case is Townsville's first breakthrough case ...

The Department of Health issued an alert on Wednesday after Japanese encephalitis was found in two mosquito traps in Moira shire, north of Shepperton, by the state’s mosquito surveillance program.

There is a new epidemic permeating the local basketball community. More and more league organizers are neglecting their financial obligations to employees, part-time workers, broadcast partners ...

A global stockpile created by the WHO The study therefore confirms the protection provided by two doses of this vaccine, even during an epidemic, and the reduction in the incidence of the disease.

As many as two billion people suffer from it — including me. Can science finally bring us relief? Credit...Marcus Schaefer for The New York Times Supported by By Jennifer Kahn Jennifer Kahn is a ...

Despite spending millions, the victims of violence against women and girls (VAWG) have not had improved outcomes with an “epidemic” of violence spiralling out of control. VAWG is a ...

But usually disease was already rife — in 18 outbreaks of infectious jaundice, eight each of poliomyelitis and encephalitis, and odd instances of rarer ills. The most unusual epidemic of 1952 ...

A surge in the deaths of women from police-reported intimate partner violence shows what experts say has become an “epidemic” in Canada. These cases come as Canada has seen a surge in intimate ...