Three scientists have won the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize for their work looking at cells' response to oxygen levels. Medicine is the first of the Nobel Prizes given each year and notable ...

Niklas Pollard and Kate Kelland · Reuters 08 Oct 2019

Neuroscience

Severe air pollution could speed up the degeneration of your child’s brain

Research shows children living in polluted cities have increased risk of Alzheimer's and cognitive decline.

The Conversation 07 Oct 2019

India

As India bans e-cigarettes, here's a look at vaping around the world

Many experts say e-cigarettes can be key to helping smokers quit. But, as India becomes the latest place to outlaw them, focus on their safety is increasing. Here’s what you need to know.

David Elliott 03 Oct 2019

Global Health

Why transparency in drug pricing is more complicated than it seems

The call for transparency in drug pricing, research and development and clinical trials sounds sensible and obvious. Shedding light promises good governance and better understanding, afte...

Alexander Roediger 01 Oct 2019

Values

Why relationships have the biggest impact on our health

Loneliness, stress and kindness: professor of psychiatry, Kelli Harding, explains the intangible factors that make up good health.

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 01 Oct 2019

Global Health

This infographic shows C02 emissions all around the world

Efforts to stave off global warming could be in jeopardy unless more action is taken. But which countries generate the most carbon dioxide emissions?

Sean Fleming 25 Sep 2019

Global Health

Clean air is good for business

Businesses can lead the way in changing the course of our response to the air crisis by injecting a sense of urgency.

Jane Burston and Andreas Ahrens 24 Sep 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

This app has helped Colombia destroy 70,000 mosquito breeding sites and fight Zika

In Cucuta, with a new phone application called Premise, residents can identify mosquito breeding grounds and report them, so health officials can handle it.

Anastasia Moloney and Thomson Reuters Foundation · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 24 Sep 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Half of the world’s population lack access to essential health services – are we doing enough?

By collaborating across sectors, drawing on our complementary skills, expertise and reach, our impact is magnified beyond the sum of its parts

Kirsty McNeill and Corry Jacobs 20 Sep 2019

Healthcare Delivery

Our health systems are under pressure. Here are 9 ways to remedy that

Better national funding, more thorough education about lifestyle choices and redesigned healthcare that puts people at its centre are what we need to ensure no one is left behind.

Helen Clark 20 Sep 2019

Global Health

Those who drink tea regularly have healthier brains, research shows

Tea drinkers have better organized brain regions, compared to non-tea drinkers, a study shows.

National University of Singapore · Futurity 20 Sep 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Here's how to close the $176 billion health financing gap

Governments, development partners and non-governmental organizations are critical players in advancing universal health coverage, but they can’t do it alone. The private sector has a crit...

Matthew Guilford and Christoph Kurowski 17 Sep 2019

Africa

Digital technology is changing the way we help fund people in desperate need

Lack of food and nutrients during pregnancy and early years of a child's life can lead to stunted growth, which affects 22% of kids globally under the age of five.

Carl Manlan · Project Syndicate 16 Sep 2019

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Global Health

The shocking abuse that many women endure during childbirth

World Mental Health Day is a chance to listen to those with the condition – the biggest experts of all

These three doctors won the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize. This is why

Severe air pollution could speed up the degeneration of your child’s brain

As India bans e-cigarettes, here's a look at vaping around the world

Why transparency in drug pricing is more complicated than it seems

Why relationships have the biggest impact on our health

This infographic shows C02 emissions all around the world

Clean air is good for business

This app has helped Colombia destroy 70,000 mosquito breeding sites and fight Zika

Half of the world’s population lack access to essential health services – are we doing enough?

Our health systems are under pressure. Here are 9 ways to remedy that

Those who drink tea regularly have healthier brains, research shows

Here's how to close the $176 billion health financing gap

Digital technology is changing the way we help fund people in desperate need

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