Antibody Holds Promise as Weapon Against HIV

Treatment would complement existing medications, researchers say

Therapy with a human antibody appears to reduce levels of the HIV virus in the blood for at least a month, preliminary research suggests.

Antibiotic resistance: 80,000 'might die' in future outbreak

About 80,000 people could die if there were a "widespread outbreak" of an antibiotic-resistant blood infection, according to a government document.

The National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies says such an outbreak could be expected to hit 200,000 people - and two in five of them "might die".

Tests of Experimental Ebola Vaccine Show Promise

Immune response seen in all study volunteers, side effects were manageable

Researchers say preliminary tests show that people given a single shot of an experimental Ebola vaccine mounted an immune response to the vaccine.

Ministry Reports 10 New Coronavirus Cases

JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health reported 10 new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases from March 22 to 28. 

Coronavirus Claims 2 Lives, Infects 3

RIYADH — Two Saudi men died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health announced on Monday. 

One Death, 3 New MERS Cases Found

JEDDAH — A 61-year-old Saudi man died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a government hospital in Riyadh on Tuesday and three new confirmed cases of the infection were reported in Arar, Makkah and Jeddah respectively, the Ministry of Health announced.

Ebola Outbreak 'Over by August', UN Suggests

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa will be over by August, the head of the UN Ebola mission has told the BBC.

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed admitted the UN had made mistakes in handling the crisis early on, sometimes acting "arrogantly".

Rapid Blood Test to 'Cut Antibiotic Use'

A new blood test can help doctors tease out whether an infection is caused by a virus or bacteria within two hours, research in Plos One suggests.

It could stop patients being given antibiotics when they are not needed, scientists say.

15 New Corona Cases Registered Last Week

The Health Ministry announced on Sunday that it registered 15 confirmed cases of coronavirus in various parts of the Kingdom during the week ending Saturday, March 14.

“The announcement comes as part of the transparent policies adopted by the ministry to keep the public informed on the latest developments of the disease,” the ministry said in its weekly update.

Measles fear for Ebola-hit Countries

Ebola-hit countries in West Africa are ripe for a measles outbreak that could infect hundreds of thousands of people, US researchers warn.

More than 10,000 people have died in the largest ever outbreak of the virus.