A new study from the University of Helsinki shows for the first time how the pre-immunization acquired through common childhood vaccines can be used to enhance therapeutic cancer treatment.
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People with severe mental illness live shorter lives—but the solution isn’t simple
People with severe mental illness, such as psychosis or bipolar disorder, live on average 15-20 years less than the average person—which is one of the key health inequalities people face in the UK and worldwide. But although programmes and initiatives have been created that aim to help people with severe mental illnesses take control of their health, these targeted interventions often fall short.
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Coronavirus unites a divided China in fear, grief and anger at government
The coronavirus known as COVID-19 has killed more than 3,000 people and spread into Europe and Latin America, raising fears of a global pandemic.
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2020 Advocate: Angela Doyinsola Aina
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, and African American women bear the disproportionate share of those deaths. Angela Doyinsola Aina, co-director and research lead for the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, is changing that.
2020 Educator: Liliana Campos
For 22 years, Liliana Campos lived in the shadows with no resources to help her cope with the strain of existing in legal limbo as an undocumented immigrant. Today, Campos helps train immigration attorneys, social workers, and mental health professionals who work with immigrants and refugees.
2020 Game Changer: God’s Love We Deliver
Since 1985, God’s Love We Deliver has provided medically tailored meals and nutritional counseling to people in the New York metropolitan area living with severe and chronic illnesses, such as AIDS, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and other conditions.
2020 Trailblazer: Robert Bullard, PhD
Robert Bullard, PhD, has earned the title “father of environmental justice” for his more than 40 years of studying, writing about, and pushing for policy changes to reduce the burden of pollution on poor and minority communities.
2020 Innovator: Gary Slutkin, MD
While politicians argue over whether guns or mental health issues are to blame, Gary Slutkin, MD, has another idea. What if violence is a disease we can prevent?
2020 Lifetime Achievement: Bill and Melinda Gates
Since 1997, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated more than $50 billion in grants to improve global health and reduce inequities.
Portugal confirms first coronavirus
Portugal on Monday confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, a 60-year-old man who had travelled back from northern Italy, which is the European hotspot for the virus.
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