Central Mediterranean: Deadliest quarter for migrant deaths in six years

Central Mediterranean: Deadliest quarter for migrant deaths in six years

IOM’s Missing Migrants Project documented 441 deaths during this period, though the true toll is likely to be higher.  Investigations continue into several reports of so-called invisible shipwrecks – cases where boats are reported missing but there are no records of survivors or search and rescue (SAR) operations.   The fates of more than 300…

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Cancer and heart disease vaccines will be available within the next ten years

Cancer and heart disease vaccines will be available within the next ten years

Massachusetts: Experts say that vaccines for cancer and heart disease are likely to be ready by the end of this decade. Scientists at the pharmaceutical company Moderna believe that in the next five years, the company could potentially introduce new treatments that could save millions of lives. According to Moderna’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Paul…

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