His treatment, developed with David Nalin, was elegant in its simplicity, which made it accessible to people and countries ...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has intensified its response to a cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile ...

With his long-time collaborator, David Nalin, Richard conducted the first clinical trials of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) ...

Cash, who as a young public-health researcher in South Asia in the late 1960s showed that a simple cocktail of salt, sugar and clean water could check the ravages of cholera and other ...

He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other ...

Pedialyte is formulated to help prevent dehydration and replenish fluids and electrolytes more effectively than common ...

Once developed to treat dehydration in children, Pedialyte has gained popularity among adults. Whether it's being used to ...

A new study in India exposes critical gaps in healthcare for child diarrhea, examining the systemic causes behind poor ...

Richard A. Cash died on Oct. 22 at his Cambridge home after an eight-month battle with brain cancer. He was 83.

A sharp increase in food poisoning incidents in Hyderabad, linked to various dishes including momos, shawarma, and biryani, ...

The shaking may develop as a result of the impact of alcohol on the brain, or due to damage to other body systems that then ...

An oral rehydration solution of sugar, salt and water, promoted by Dr. Cash and others, helped save more than 50 million lives since the 1970s.