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Deaths From Terrorism Reach Five-year Low – Falling For Fifth Straight Year
Globally deaths from terrorism fell for the fifth consecutive year in 2019—a 15 percent decrease from the prior year, continuing a positive trend.
The 2020...
Winning the Fight: Elephantiasis Cases Cut By 150 Million, the Second-Leading Cause of Disability in the World
Humanity is making sterling progress on reducing the global prevalence of the tropical disease lymphatic filariasis.
Scientists conducting a review for the journal Lancet used...
Goldie Hawn Brings Proven Mindfulness Lessons to Kids and Their Parents Online for Free
In education and psychology circles, actress Goldie Hawn is known for much more than her long career in film and TV and signature giggle.
The...
Vaccine Alliance Raises $2 Billion to Buy COVID Shots for Poor Nations
A group that since 2020 has protected half the world’s children against some of the deadliest diseases has announced new donations for its fund...
Global Program Dramatically Cuts Childhood Hepatitis B Cases By 80% Worldwide–With Less Than 1% to Go
Due to a highly effective global vaccine program, the proportion of children under five who are chronically infected with Hepatitis B has plummeted significantly—to...
New Report Shows Tuberculosis Deaths Have Fallen By 14% in Five Years, Saving 60 Million in the Last Two Decades
In the World Health Organization's annual global tuberculosis report, the UN agency responsible for international public health forecasts hundreds of thousands of people recovering...
Myanmar Eradicates Disease That Caused Blindness in 4% of Its People—The 12th Nation To Do So
Though trachoma is preventable, blindness from trachoma is irreversible–and it continues to be one of the leading causes of blindness globally, affecting 1.9 million...
‘Dramatic’ Plunge in London Air Pollution Since 2016, When Mayor Cracked Down
Since Sadiq Khan was elected as Mayor of London in 2016, the famous city on the Thames has seen a dramatic fall in its...
Could Electromagnetic Fields Treat Diabetes? These Scientists Think So
Researchers may have discovered a safe new way to manage blood sugar non-invasively.
Exposing diabetic mice to a combination of static electric and magnetic fields...
A ‘Momentous Milestone’: Africa Finally Eradicates the Wild Polio Virus From its Continent, After Decades of Work
The World Health Organization is celebrating the news that the African continent is finally free of the wild poliovirus, 24 years after Nelson Mandela...
Scientists Make Giant Leap in Diagnosing Liver Disease By Using The Natural Gut Microbiome
Chronic liver disease is challenging to diagnose, but the microbiome inside a person’s gut may be an unexpected solution, says Salk research.
High School All-Girl, All-Genius Robotics Team Creates Cheap Mobile Ventilator to Help Afghanistan’s Covid-19 Efforts
The Afghan Girls Robotics Team of Herat, which won several major scientific awards in 2017 is back with a new invention - an inexpensive portable ventilator.
Hair Stylists Infected With COVID-19 Were Wearing Masks Along With Their 140 Clients—Tests Prove No One Got Sick
When 2 hairstylists infected with COVID-19 cut hair at a Great Clips salon in Springfield, Missouri it became the “outbreak that never happened”.
Teen Invents Wristband That Could Curb Infection by Warning Users Against Touching Their Face
This 15-year-old inventor is responsible for developing the VybPro: a small bracelet that vibrates whenever the user is about to touch their face.
Thousands of Young Adults Are Volunteering to Catch COVID-19 to Save Others in the Future
Thousands of young adults around the world are voicing their willingness to contract COVID-19 for the sake of accelerating vaccine development.
Hundreds of Cities Worldwide Make Streets into Cycling and Pedestrian Walkways—With Plans to Stay That Way
As cities like Paris and Milan are opening their streets to bicycles, major cities around the world are planning on making the car-free streets permanent.
Nike Donates Tens of Thousands of Shoes They Designed Exclusively for Healthcare Workers
Nike is donating 32,500 pairs of shoes designed specially for healthcare workers, the Air Zoom Pulse, to hospitals hardest hit in the US and Europe.
Reports Find Social Restrictions Are Working to Curb New COVID-19 Cases From Italy to Seattle
Numerous datasets from around the world are illustrating how self-isolation and lockdowns have been helping to curb novel coronavirus cases.
Another Roundup of Positive Updates on the COVID Outbreaks From Around the World
From vaccines being tested around the world to a Nobel prize-winning biophysicist predicting recovery, here are some good updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 Positive Updates on the COVID-19 Outbreaks From Around the World
These are just a few of the heartening headlines on the world's response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, from the US to China and South Korea.