The World Health Organization has announced the eradication of one of the last two strains of polio. Mass immunisation has almost wiped out this crippling disease.

Douglas Broom 04 Nov 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Here's how drones are being used to stop the spread of tropical diseases

Images from flyovers can help to identify areas where the 200 million sufferers of schistosomiasis are infected. The disease causes bloody urine and stool and abdominal pain, and can dama...

Futurity 04 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Algorithms can now map placentas and ensure healthy pregnancies

This new technique stretches out MRI scans of placentas so they can be more accurately analyzed, and shows the potential of MRI for pregnancy monitoring.

Adam Conner-Simons · MIT News 03 Nov 2019

Healthcare Delivery

Have you heard of optoacoustic imaging? This is how it's saving lives

Artificial intelligence can improve the quality of optoacoustic imaging, researchers report. This technique is used to visualize blood vessels, study brain activity, characterize skin les...

ETH Zurich · Futurity 03 Nov 2019

Global Health

Ending the epidemic of maternal deaths around the world

Most of the world’s maternal deaths occur in low and lower-middle income countries, but they could be prevented. Here's how.

Hannah Ritchie · Our World in Data 30 Oct 2019

Sustainable Development

What if we get things right? Visions for 2030

Optimistic predictions for the future drawn from experts around the world.

Ceri Parker 29 Oct 2019

Biotechnology

These 'biofoundries' use DNA to make natural products we need

From limitless spider silk to vaccines, biofoundries take advantage of nature's incredible capacity for building.

Paul Freemont, Natalie Curach, Douglas Friedman, and Sang Yup Lee 28 Oct 2019

India

3 ways India can tackle its human-waste problem

A government campaign has successfully tackled the country's toilet problem 'before the flush' – now the focus is on better and more adaptable sewage infrastructure

Roshni Nadar Malhotra and Subhashini Chandran 25 Oct 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Unhealthy ageing cripples countries' economies

A study in South Africa has highlighted how unhealthy ageing takes its toll on health and income. But strong social policies can promote healthy ageing and protect the economic well-being...

Carlos Riumallo · The Conversation 25 Oct 2019

Education and Skills

California pushes school times back to let students get more sleep

In a bid to improve the health and wellbeing of its schoolchildren, California has passed a new law which prevents schools from starting their day before 8am.

Sarah Todd · Quartz 18 Oct 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

For the economy to cope with an ageing population, we must identify new solutions – here's how

Population ageing is driven by three principal forces: declining fertility, increasing longevity, and the progression of large-sized cohorts to older ages.

David E. Bloom · VoxEU 16 Oct 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Here's how AI is being used to aid patients with chronic illnesses at home

The robot's functions include daily conversations to give patients tips, medication reminders, and information on their condition all while relaying relevant data to care providers.

Zach Winn and MIT News · MIT News 15 Oct 2019

Healthcare Delivery

Smartphone tech could prevent the deaths of six million women and children by 2030

Co-lead by the Rockefeller Foundation, the $100 million project uses data analytics and plans to target communities and families in India and Uganda who are most at risk.

Kate Kelland · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 15 Oct 2019

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