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Key Takeaways The WHI, a landmark study on women’s health, faces defunding, threatening its regional centers and data collection efforts by September 2025. The WHI’s hormone therapy trial has significantly impacted clinical practice, preventing numerous breast cancer and cardiovascular disease cases. SHOW MORE Following the Trump Administration’s mandate to cut $2.6 billion in NIH contracts,…

“… This research opens the door to finding treatments for Nipah and Hendra. According to the World Health Organization, 40–75% of people infected with these diseases die. “Henipaviruses are lethal pathogens,” said Bohmann. “They’re endemic to animal populations in Asia and Australia, but spillover events to livestock and humans occur regularly on a seasonal basis, which is…

“ … Secretary Kennedy’s personnel reductions and planned reorganization of HHS already threaten Americans’ health, as critical programs that respond to specific needs have been cut. But the long-term consequences go well beyond those of shuttering individual programs that respond to specific needs. Kennedy has taken a sledgehammer to the Department’s broader capacity to analyze,…

Disease X preparations ongoing in the United States Geneva (Vax-Before-Travel News) – “After more than three years of negotiations, World Health Organization (WHO) Member States recently took a significant step forward, making the world safer from pandemics by drafting an agreement for consideration at the upcoming World Health Assembly in May 2025. Announced on April 16, 2025, this WHO proposal…

“Key elements of the proposed agreement include a commitment to a “One Health” approach to pandemic prevention, stronger national health systems, setting up a coordinating financial mechanism, and creating a globally coordinated supply chain and logistics network for health emergencies.” SEE: Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations | UN News https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162301

“Key elements of the proposed agreement include a commitment to a “One Health” approach to pandemic prevention, stronger national health systems, setting up a coordinating financial mechanism, and creating a globally coordinated supply chain and logistics network for health emergencies.” SEE: Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations | UN News https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162301

SEE: Announcing the One Health Council and task forces | Michigan State University https://president.msu.edu/communications/2025/04-15-2025-Announcing-the-One-Health-Council-and-task-forces

How ‘One Health’ Is Evolving the Practice of Anesthesiology Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News   Kristopher Schroeder, MD, FASA, FASRA Professor Department of Anesthesiology University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Carrie Schroeder, DVM, DACVAA Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesia and Pain Management Department of Surgical Sciences University of Wisconsin–Madison School of…

“The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine has a longstanding commitment to One Health research and education. So it was natural for the college to agree to participate in a film festival orchestrated by an organization it is a member of called the Clinical and Translational Science Award One Health Alliance, or COHA. The alliance…

The Executive Group of the Regional One Health Coordination Mechanism (ROHCM) for Europe will convene on 11 April 2025 at UN City in Copenhagen. This meeting will bring together the regional representatives and directors of the Quadripartite organizations and other partners to strategically align regional One Health efforts with global initiatives through leadership guidance. At…

A group of researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders involved in the negotiations on the International Agreement on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response call for the One Health approach, which considers the health of ecosystems and humans as interconnected, to be used in all decisions regarding pandemic risk prevention.  SEE: ‘The international pandemic agreement must make prevention…

SEE: Frontiers | One Health, Pandemic Prevention, Climate Health Education: The Importance of Interprofessional Education Pedagogy https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/70270/one-health-pandemic-prevention-clim “Background The integration of One Health into healthcare professions education has received substantial attention in light of global health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This approach has been increasingly recognized by international coalitions like the G7 and…

This action is contraindicated and incongruous with:  CVM Puts One Health into Practice U.S. Food and Drug Administration (.gov) https://www.fda.gov › animal-veterinary › resources-you Feb 5, 2025 — FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine applies a One Health approach to best support our mission of protecting human and animal health. View Publication

Advancing Health Care in Humans, Animals and the Environment SEE: https://www.utmb.edu/one-health/news-events/latest-newsletter  Provided by: Jessica Rodriguez, MPH, EditorResearch Associate II Departments of internal Medicine| Division of Internal Medicine University of Texas Medical Branch Phone: 409-772-0633|Email: jrodri4@utmb.edu ________________ This newsletter was created to highlight the many One Health-related research and training activities the University of Texas Medical Branch…

In an era where global health challenges are becoming increasingly complex, the importance of a unified strategy that integrates human, animal, plant, and environmental health has never been more apparent. “The Quadripartite collaboration, comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO),…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2025 Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 Submit a Request for Commentlinks to an external website Washington, D.C. — March 27, 2025 — Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a dramatic restructuring in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’…

“A new exhibit, “Interconnected: A One Health Exploration,” from Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics (IHLA) opens at the Georgia Southern Museum today, March 25, and runs through January 2026. The public is invited to join the opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight, with remarks at 5:30 p.m. by featured…

“The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) was set up to protect health from infectious diseases and environmental hazards. We prepare for future threats to prevent health and socioeconomic impacts and although there are hundreds of pathogens that can cause disease in humans, we now are in a better position than ever thanks to increased development…

“ …  Space data and public health warnings The One Health approach recognizes that human well-being is linked to the state of animals and the environment. Researchers apply this framework to see how space-based data on pollution or temperature changes might warn us of looming public health hazards. This viewpoint urges people from veterinary science,…

Insufficient public health literacy translates into huge costs and risks for society “A critical piece of the health education mosaic is awareness, acceptance, and implementation of the One Health concept/approach: “It will significantly help protect and/or save untold millions of lives in our generation and for those to come.” At this point, it is missing. Why focus…