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Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 24 May 2022 May 24, 2022
New sustainable financing model Following the re-election of Dr Tedros Adhanhom Ghebreysus as WHO Director-General, delegates at the World Health Assembly agreed a landmark decision on sustainable financing for WHO, adopting a series of recommendations from a Sustainable Financing Working Group made up of WHO Member States.The recommendations aim to make WHO’s funding more predictable […]
World Health Assembly agrees historic decision to sustainably finance WHO May 24, 2022
Today, at the 75th World Health Assembly, Member States agreed to adopt a landmark decision to improve the World Health Organization’s financing model. The decision adopted, in full, the recommendations of a Sustainable Financing Working Group made up of WHO’s Member States, which was set up in January 2021 and chaired by Björn Kümmel, from […]
Thousands join 3rd WHO Walk the Talk in Geneva May 24, 2022
Almost 5000 people registered for Sunday’s event that started at Place des Nations Over 1800 took part remotely from the dedicated mobile application The 3rd edition of "Walk the Talk: The Health Challenge for All" event held in Geneva took place on Sunday 22 May, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and supported by […]

COVID-19 Vaccination for Children and Teens with Disabilities May 26, 2022
Learn about COVID-19 vaccination for children and teens with disabilities, and how to request accommodations at COVID-19 vaccination sites.
Cases in the U.S. May 25, 2022
CDC COVID Data Tracker - Cases and Deaths by State
Information about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine May 25, 2022
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is an mRNA vaccine that requires 2 shots, 21 days apart. Learn about safety data, efficacy, and clinical trial demographics.
Previous COVID-19 Forecasts: Hospitalizations May 25, 2022
Learn about COVID-19 forecasts and modeling for new hospitalizations.
Information About Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine May 25, 2022
J&J's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine is a viral vector vaccine that requires only 1 shot. Learn about safety data, efficacy, and clinical trial demographics.
Information about the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine May 25, 2022
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is an mRNA vaccine that requires 2 shots, 28 days apart. Learn about safety data, efficacy, and clinical trial demographics.
Your COVID-19 Vaccination May 25, 2022
How to get a vaccine, what you need to know before your appointment, and what you can do when you are fully vaccinated.

Study Shows Increased Risk of Uterine Fibroids in African-American Women With a Common Form of Hair Loss December 28, 2017
In a study of medical records gathered on hundreds of thousands of African-American women, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have evidence that women with a common form of hair loss have an increased chance of developing uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids.
More Tumor Mutations Equals Higher Success Rate With Cancer Immunotherapy Drugs December 20, 2017
The “mutational burden,” or the number of mutations present in a tumor’s DNA, is a good predictor of whether that cancer type will respond to a class of cancer immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors, a new study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers shows. The finding, published in the Dec. 21 New […]
How Electroconvulsive Therapy Relieves Depression Per Animal Experiments December 18, 2017
In a study using genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered some new molecular details that appear to explain how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) rapidly relieves severe depression in mammals, presumably including people. The molecular changes allow more communication between neurons in a specific part of the brain also known to respond to antidepressant drugs.