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

Jet lag is a common travel nuisance that can turn an exciting journey into an exhausting ordeal. It occurs when there’s a mismatch between your internal body clock and the new time zone you’re in.

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

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.

In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration ...

Richard Cash, co-developer of the Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT), passed away on October 22 in Boston at the age of 83, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of service and innovation that ...

It is a good idea to keep yourself hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids as soon as diarrhea or vomiting starts. You can drink water or oral rehydration solutions like Pedialyte. Rather than taking ...

Management of the mild-to-moderately dehydrated pediatric patient should emphasize the use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) based on the degree of clinical dehydration. The clinical dehydration ...

Cholera can kill within hours when not treated, though it can be treated with simple oral rehydration, and antibiotics for more severe cases. In April, the Gavi vaccine alliance and the UN ...

A new report from the Oxford-backed ‘Our World in Data’ reveals that diarrheal diseases claimed around 1.2 million lives in 2021. The shocking figure is comparable to all violent deaths combined, ...