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Brains Need Open Minds campaign, the largest in The Neuro鈥檚 history, has fueled innovative brain research

An initiative to reduce wait times for spinal cord surgery, research that is testing ways to inhibit brain cancer cells, an open database for multiple sclerosis and an app that tracks Alzheimer鈥檚 progression and aids diagnosis. All these projects and more were made possible by a campaign that has raised $203.9 million for groundbreaking neuroscience research and patient care.

Brains Need Open Minds campaign, the largest in The Neuro鈥檚 history, has fueled innovative brain research

An initiative to reduce wait times for spinal cord surgery, research that is testing ways to inhibit brain cancer cells, an open database for multiple sclerosis and an app that tracks Alzheimer鈥檚 progression and aids diagnosis. All these projects and more were made possible by a campaign that has raised $203.9 million for groundbreaking neuroscience research and patient care.

Brains Need Open Minds campaign, the largest in The Neuro鈥檚 history, has fueled innovative brain research

An initiative to reduce wait times for spinal cord surgery, research that is testing ways to inhibit brain cancer cells, an open database for multiple sclerosis and an app that tracks Alzheimer鈥檚 progression and aids diagnosis. All these projects and more were made possible by a campaign that has raised $203.9 million for groundbreaking neuroscience research and patient care.

Brains Need Open Minds campaign, the largest in The Neuro鈥檚 history, has fueled innovative brain research

An initiative to reduce wait times for spinal cord surgery, research that is testing ways to inhibit brain cancer cells, an open database for multiple sclerosis and an app that tracks Alzheimer鈥檚 progression and aids diagnosis. All these projects and more were made possible by a campaign that has raised $203.9 million for groundbreaking neuroscience research and patient care.

Brains Need Open Minds campaign, the largest in The Neuro鈥檚 history, has fueled innovative brain research

An initiative to reduce wait times for spinal cord surgery, research that is testing ways to inhibit brain cancer cells, an open database for multiple sclerosis and an app that tracks Alzheimer鈥檚 progression and aids diagnosis. All these projects and more were made possible by a campaign that has raised $203.9 million for groundbreaking neuroscience research and patient care.

Brains Need Open Minds campaign, the largest in The Neuro鈥檚 history, has fueled innovative brain research

An initiative to reduce wait times for spinal cord surgery, research that is testing ways to inhibit brain cancer cells, an open database for multiple sclerosis and an app that tracks Alzheimer鈥檚 progression and aids diagnosis. All these projects and more were made possible by a campaign that has raised $203.9 million for groundbreaking neuroscience research and patient care.

96 Global Health NOW: Big Tobacco鈥檚 Legislative Coups; and Senegal鈥檚 Disease Sentinel November 11, 2025 TOP STORIES Canada鈥攁nd, by extension, the entire Americas region鈥攈as officially lost its measles elimination status; the designation is reversible, however, if the current outbreak ends and no new cases are reported for a year.      Millions of young children with neglected tropical diseases currently excluded from ivermectin treatment could be safely included, per a double-blinded trial testing the drug鈥檚 safety and efficacy on small children with scabies in The Gambia, Kenya, and Brazil.  
  Ukrainian medics are reporting cases of gas gangrene, a bacterial infection not seen in Europe for generations; they blame dramatically slowed evacuations of wounded soldiers caused by drone warfare.
  The FDA lifted a black box warning about stroke, heart attack, dementia, and other risks from hormone-based menopause drugs yesterday; some physicians hailed the move, but others questioned the lack of transparency in the process.   IN FOCUS Customs officers burn cigarettes seized from illegal trade during a press conference in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on July 22. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Big Tobacco鈥檚 Legislative Coups    Aggressive tobacco industry tactics have beat back legislation against its products and garnered support from multiple countries in the past two years, that tracks industry interference.  
  Tactics: Industry has won favor by paying for junkets (such as visiting Philip Morris International鈥檚 facility in Switzerland), promising investment and jobs, and showcasing corporate social responsibility projects that draw attention from its negative impacts.  
Big Tobacco wins:  

• Legislative leaders in 14 countries have filed pro-industry bills or delayed passage of new anti-tobacco laws, per the report by the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control and STOP, an industry watchdog. 

• 20 countries have signed memorandums of understanding with tobacco companies to tackle tobacco smuggling. 

• 10 countries have delayed or rejected tax increases. 

Better news:  

• 18 countries have adopted new anti-tobacco measures. 

• 20+ countries have banned donations from the tobacco industry. 

• 46 have banned e-cigarettes. 

High costs: Tobacco killed  in 2023, and caused  in health care expenses and losses in productivity. 
The Quote: 鈥淭obacco taxes should go up more so people will smoke less and governments can fund other health priorities,鈥� says report lead author Mary Assunta, . 
Related: Smoked out: How Europe鈥檚 illegal tobacco market drains public coffers 鈥�   GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE Senegal鈥檚 Disease Sentinel 
  When patients at clinics throughout Senegal test positive for diseases like malaria, their cases are linked to a digital 鈥渨eb of surveillance鈥� maintained by hospitals and clinics throughout the country.  

• The system, Senegal鈥檚 Syndromic Sentinel Surveillance System (鈥�4S鈥�), is run by the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, and allows health officials to quickly trace disease patterns in real time.  

• So far, the system has flagged malaria mutations, dengue outbreaks, and the spread of West Nile virus.  

Regional expansion: The 4S model now spans 10 West African countries, creating a 鈥渞egional tripwire鈥� that detects outbreaks.  
  Funding threats: U.S. aid cuts this year threaten the network鈥檚 growth, even as scientists call it essential to Africa鈥檚 epidemic preparedness.    OPPORTUNITY QUICK HITS An emerging shutdown deal doesn鈥檛 extend expiring health subsidies. Here鈥檚 what could happen to them 鈥� 

Vaccine advice: how a US centre is filling growing gaps in public-health information 鈥�

The anti-vaccine movement isn鈥檛 satisfied with winning over the GOP 鈥�

鈥榃hy I flew to Cambodia to vaccinate dogs after watching my mum die of rabies鈥� 鈥�

A Grave Condition Caused by C-Sections Is on the Rise 鈥�

How a childhood virus can contribute to dementia later and what you can do 鈥� 

In Defence of E-Bikes 鈥�  Issue No. 2820
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96 Global Health NOW: A Sharp Climb in Kidney Disease; and The Possibilities and Predicaments of Artificial Wombs November 10, 2025 TOP STORIES One-Liners   Seven Democratic senators agreed to advance an agreement to end the U.S. government shutdown, accepting a Republican promise to vote on 鈥渆xtending Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.鈥�   
Nigeria鈥檚 Lassa fever death toll has reached 176 so far this year, with 955 confirmed cases, ; meanwhile, a candidate Lassa fever vaccine has been found safe and created a strong immune response in adults, per .      Indonesian mothers are leading mass protests after thousands of students suffered food poisoning from the country鈥檚 new free meals program meant to stem malnutrition and stunted growth.     The U.S. is demanding that countries agree to share information on 鈥減athogens with epidemic potential鈥� in exchange for restoring some health aid鈥攚ithout assurances of fair access to vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics developed from shared information; the bilateral deals could 鈥減otentially torpedo鈥� a WHO-led system under negotiation.   IN FOCUS A nurse cares for a hemodialysis patient at the Yuping Dong Autonomous County People's Hospital, in Tongren, Guizhou province, China, on February 26. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty A Sharp Climb in Kidney Disease    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is now the ninth leading cause of death globally, up from the 27th in 1990, .     By the numbers: In 2023, CKD affected ~788 million people ages 20+ worldwide, or ~14% of the global population鈥攗p from ~12% in 1990.  

• The disease also claimed 1.48 million lives.  

Driving factors: Researchers say the increase is tied to the global rise in diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity, all of which damage blood vessels and strain the kidneys, . It is also reflective of an aging population.      Global overview: China has the largest population living with CKD at 152 million, followed by India at 138 million, .  

• Prevalence is highest in North Africa and the Middle East.  

The need for screening: The condition remains underdiagnosed, say nephrologists, who stressed the need for a wider adoption of blood and urine tests for at-risk individuals, .  

• A range of recently developed drugs and interventions can slow kidney damage鈥攂ut early diagnosis is critical. 

DATA POINT


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People forced to flee their homes by weather-related disasters over the past decade, coinciding with today鈥檚 launch of the 30th annual UN Climate Change conference (COP) in Bel茅m, Brazil. 鈥�
  INFANT MORTALITY The Possibilities and Predicaments of Artificial Wombs      Scientists have made significant strides in efforts to develop an 鈥渁rtificial womb鈥� that can help extremely premature babies survive outside of the human body.    A delicate process: One prototype created by Dutch startup AquaWomb is a fluid-filled, temperature-controlled vessel where a baby鈥檚 umbilical cord connects to a mechanical placenta that delivers oxygen and nutrients until the infant鈥檚 lungs mature.    And an ethical debate: Bioethicists warn that artificial wombs could raise new moral and legal questions around viability, and reframe reproductive policy.     Where development stands: The technology has already been used with fetal lambs. 

• In 2023, the U.S. FDA convened experts to consider allowing the first human trials; however, the agency has not signaled if or when such trials could be greenlighted.  

  GLOBAL HEALTH VOICES QUICK HITS Waiting for the all-clear: how medics and villagers rallied when Ebola returned to DRC  鈥�     Disinvesting in the future leadership of global health has already begun: What can we do about it? 鈥�      The fight over SNAP benefits continues 鈥� and so does the mom guilt 鈥�  
Doctor in Sudan wins $1 million prize for his extraordinary courage: 'It is my duty' 鈥�  
Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists 鈥�   
Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity鈥檚 dark side 鈥�  
Hospital CEO Pay Is Too Damn High 鈥� Thanks for the tip, Chiara Jaffe!   Issue No. 2819
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As health emergencies multiply linked to the climate crisis, governments are joining forces with the UN to protect access to clean water, while data indicates that 118 million people in Europe alone live near healthcare facilities lacking basic sanitation.