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Global Health
Record numbers of people in the UK have applied to study nursing
Interest in working for health services has soared in the UK during COVID-19. But around the world nursing remains a difficult and under-resourced profession.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
This country is restarting air travel. Here’s how
The State of Kuwait is showing how digital tools can breathe life back into the global airline industry.
Global Health
Giving hope to those living with rare diseases
Initial findings from new report highlight rare disease cases in Asia Pacific should be given greater priority, improved diagnosis and sustainable funding.
Global Health
An expert explains: 3 ways AI can help in the global battle against cancer
AI and machine learning can play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, writes Dr Ruma Bhargava, Healthcare Lead at the World Economic Forum.
Arts and Culture
This opera company is helping people in their recovery from COVID-19
The English National Opera is helping sufferers use singing to manage their symptoms – as arts companies worldwide are hit hard by the pandemic.
COVID-19
This is why you need that second COVID-19 vaccine dose, says WHO’s Chief Scientist
More than 150 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered around the world. A 12-week gap between some doses has pushed protection rates to 82%.
Mental Health
Exercise not only helps with mental health - it makes us more creative too, say scientists
Recent studies show physically active participants were more inventive than those with a more sedentary lifestyle – but they were not always happier.
Mental Health
New mothers face hidden mental health crisis in lockdown, UK study finds
Research showed that 43% of new mothers met the criteria for clinically relevant depression and 61% met the criteria for anxiety during the first UK lockdown.
United States
This city sent health workers instead of cops to hundreds of cases. This is what it found
A programme in Denver replaces police officers with health care workers on mental health/ substance abuse calls, resulting in 0 arrests from 748 callouts.
Ageing
There are now more than half a million people aged 100 or older around the world
With increased life expectancy in developed and developing countries, the United Nations predicts the number of centenarians worldwide will rise to 573,000 this year.
3D Printing
Here’s how 3D-printing is changing the lives of Gaza’s burn victims
Medecins Sans Frontieres-France provides compressive masks for Gaza facial burn victims, to help healing and prepare them for reconstruction surgery.
Mental Health
The loneliness pandemic? How COVID-19 has created a mental health crisis
A study in Europe has found a link between loneliness during the pandemic and an extremely high risk of mental health problems.
India
How India can improve urban public health with lessons from COVID-19
Healthcare data and infrastructure investment need to be policy priorities for India, where cholera, tuberculosis, dengue and Ebola are still prevalent.
Future of Health and Healthcare
Do we really need to walk 10,000 steps a day?
Research from Harvard Medical School suggests than walking an average of 4,400 steps a day is enough to significantly lower the risk of death for women.
Global Health
These are the top 10 global causes of death - but two diseases are in decline
This snapshot of mortality and disability causes from 2000 to 2019 shows improvements have been made with certain diseases – but COVID-19 may yet derail that progress.