Digital Marketing 2018

UPPSALA, May 26, 2025 — New findings suggest that just three consecutive nights of poor sleep can trigger inflammation-related changes linked to cardiovascular disease. In a crossover study of 16 healthy young men, limiting nightly rest to approximately 4¼ hours for three nights led to elevated blood levels of 16 proteins associated with cardiac risk […]

FOSHAN (July 25, 2025) — A fast-growing outbreak of chikungunya fever in China’s southern Guangdong province has triggered global concern, as experts and the World Health Organization warn of potential international spread. Over 4,000 cases have been confirmed in the city of Foshan since early July, prompting urgent mosquito-control efforts and fines for households that fail to […]

COPENHAGEN, July 24, 2025 – People who experience long-lasting grief after losing a loved one are more likely to have long-term health problems, visit the doctor more often, take more medications, and even die earlier, according to a major new study. Researchers in Denmark followed 1,735 adults over a 10-year period after they lost a […]

SYDNEY, 23 July 2025 – A major global study has found that walking 7,000 steps per day is enough to significantly improve health and reduce the risk of death—challenging the long-held belief that 10,000 steps is the magic number. Published in The Lancet Public Health, the University of Sydney-led meta-analysis combined data from 57 cohort […]

NEW YORK, July 24, 2025 – The U.S. fertility rate fell to a historic low in 2024 – an average of 1.599 children per woman – according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This continues a steady decline that began after the 2007 financial crisis and puts the U.S. […]

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2025 – The United States has recorded 1,288 measles cases so far this year—the highest number since the disease was declared eliminated nationally in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This dramatic resurgence spans 40 jurisdictions and represents a sharp warning sign of waning vaccine protection and […]

BRISTOL, July 16, 2025 – Specially trained dogs can detect Parkinson’s disease with striking accuracy by sniffing skin swabs, a new UK study has revealed—offering hope for earlier, cheaper, and non-invasive diagnosis of the condition. The research, led by the University of Bristol in collaboration with Medical Detection Dogs and the University of Manchester, involved […]

MANCHESTER, 15 July 2025 — The UK Biobank has completed scanning its 100,000th participant in the largest and most detailed imaging study of its kind anywhere in the world. Launched in 2014, the project set out to create a multimodal imaging resource that researchers could use to better understand, diagnose, and prevent a wide range […]

KIGALI, July 14, 2025 – The World Health Organization today recommended the use of injectable lenacapavir (administered twice yearly) as an additional pre‑exposure prophylaxis option for HIV prevention. Announced at the International AIDS Society Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, the decision marks a turning point in HIV prevention strategy. Lenacapavir, a long‑acting capsid inhibitor branded as […]

SEOUL, July 12, 2025 – Thousands of South Korean medical students have officially ended their 17-month boycott of university classes, marking a major shift in a prolonged standoff with the government over healthcare reform. The protest, which began in early 2024, was triggered by a controversial plan to increase medical school admissions by 2,000 students […]

GENEVA, July 11 — Swiss regulators have approved the first-ever antimalarial drug specifically designed for newborns weighing less than 11 pounds, marking a breakthrough in efforts to treat the disease in the most vulnerable infants. Pharmaceutical giant Novartis developed the new formulation of artemether-lumefantrine, designed as a cherry-flavored, rapidly dissolving tablet that can be given […]

(ATLANTA, July 10, 2025) — The U.S. is facing its worst measles outbreak in over three decades, with cases surpassing 1,280 by mid-year and health officials linking the surge to declining MMR vaccine coverage. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1,288 confirmed measles cases have been reported so far this year, […]

Los Angeles, 9 July — A genetically modified herpes simplex virus, RP1, in combination with nivolumab, has shown the ability to shrink and even eliminate advanced melanoma tumors—including those not directly injected—in early clinical trials. This pioneering approach in oncolytic virotherapy offers hope for patients with treatment-resistant melanoma. In a phase 1/2 trial involving 140 patients […]

TRONDHEIM, June 13, 2025 – Men and women who spend at least 100 minutes walking per day saw a 23 % reduction in chronic low back pain, compared to those walking under 78 minutes, according to a Norwegian cohort study published in JAMA Network Open. Participants (n≈11,200, average age 55) wore accelerometers between 2017–2019, then were […]

DHAKA, July 7, 2025 – Bangladesh is grappling with a sharp dengue outbreak that has overwhelmed hospitals, with three deaths and 492 new admissions reported in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The total number of confirmed dengue cases this year has climbed to approximately 12,763, while the […]

STOCKHOLM, July 5, 2025 – New research from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet has confirmed that the human brain continues to generate new neurons in the hippocampus well into later life. The findings, published in the journal Science, challenge long-standing beliefs that adult neurogenesis is negligible or absent in older adults. The team examined postmortem brain samples […]

ADELAIDE, July 4, 2025 – South Australia is facing an alarming spike in influenza cases this winter, prompting urgent calls from health officials for increased vaccination as emergency departments and GP clinics struggle to keep pace. As of this week, more than 10,569 flu cases have been recorded across the state—a 70% increase compared to […]

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2025 – Hundreds of international medical graduates (IMGs) who matched to U.S. residency programs this year are unable to begin their training due to delays and denials in securing J-1 visas. The issue is leaving hospitals across the country understaffed, especially in underserved and rural areas that rely heavily on foreign-trained doctors. […]

BERLIN, July 2, 2025 – A German pilot study has suggested that a common blood filtration procedure known as therapeutic apheresis may be capable of removing microplastic particles from the human bloodstream. The early findings offer a potential new pathway for reducing microplastic exposure, though researchers caution that the results are preliminary and far from […]

Even low air pollution linked to heart scarring OAK BROOK, Ill., July 1, 2025 – A new study using advanced cardiac imaging has found that long-term exposure to fine air pollution particles, even at levels considered safe, is associated with subtle scarring of the heart muscle. The research raises questions about whether current global air […]