A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee narrowly voted in favor of loosening restrictions on peptides over strong objections from agency career scientists. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Throughout the daylong meeting, FDA scientists detailed a lack of evidence supporting the use of the peptides…
On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services by using new innovations such as diagnostic tests that can be used near the point-of-care and tongue swabs that can help detect the disease faster, reaching more people. The new guidelines…
The World Health Organisation has recommended the use of spatial emanators as an additional tool to prevent malaria. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended the use of spatial emanators as an additional tool to prevent malaria, recognising their potential to reduce mosquito bites and complement existing interventions such as insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | — The Emergency Consultative Group (ECG), which advises the Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on mpox, has urged that the Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) remain in place. Meeting on 2 September 2025 to review the outbreak and assess whether the…
