Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Diarrhea, both common and preventable, is among the most dangerous threats to ...

SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 18, 2024 – New global study reports a 60% drop in global mortality from diarrheal diseases, but children and the elderly still have the highest death rates, particularly in ...

Diarrhea remains one of the most serious health threats to young children in the Global South, and new research shows that climate change is set to worsen the risk substantially. However, improved ...

Some people with bacterial gut infections remain symptom-free while passing the infection on to others. A new study has shed light on the interplay between bacteria, diet and the immune system that ...

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University of Iowa researchers are working with Go Diagnostics, a medical development company, to test these rapid-test devices. The tests would be able to quickly identify the causes of certain ...

A new vaccine candidate designed to protect against one of the world’s leading causes of diarrhoeal disease has demonstrated strong ...

University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center physicians and researchers have been awarded a $4.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study diarrheal ...

Worldwide, more than a million deaths occur each year due to diarrheal diseases that lead to dehydration and malnutrition. Yet no vaccine currently exists to fight or prevent these diseases, which are ...

As one of the world's most densely population cities, Dhaka deals with a high burden of diarrheal diseases. While some studies have looked at how weather affects diarrhea in Bangladesh, few have ...

Three Ohio counties have tallied 792 cases of cryptosporidiosis, a diarrheal disease caused by parasites, since July, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Public health officials are hopeful the ...

Diarrhoea remains one of the most serious health threats to young children in the Global South, and new research shows that climate change is set to worsen the risk substantially. However, improved ...