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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
A robot has just assisted in an eye operation
It's designed to perform surgery on the retina, the surface at the back of the eyeball.
Global Health
How music can help children with autism connect
It may help autistic children communicate and socialize better.
Ageing
How well you age depends on what you think of old age
The secret to a long life? Respect growing old.
Global Health
What fighting malaria can teach us about linking purpose and business
It can be difficult to engage profit-maximising businesses in social development. What matters is common purpose, incentives and leadership.
Global Health
4 ways to revolutionise our fight against noncommunicable diseases
Governments and global health donors have a key role to play in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease and cancer. Every $1 they invest will yield a return of a...
Future of Health and Healthcare
This is the state of the world’s health, in numbers
While the world is making strides towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a report from the WHO warns that more action is urgently needed if ambitious health targets are t...
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Indoor air pollution is deadly. Here’s an unconventional solution
Nine out of 10 people on this planet breathe air with high levels of pollutants. Air pollution kills seven million people every year. This makes it the world's biggest environmental healt...
Global Economic Imbalances
Here’s a list of the world’s most polluted cities. It shows how poor countries are being hit the hardest
Up to 7 million people die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution, with those in poorer countries worst affected, according to findings from the World Health Organization.
China
Healthy life expectancy in China is now better than in the US
The latest figure for China is 68.7 years, compared to 68.5 in the USA.
Mental Health
5 facts about global mental health
New research shows just how common mental health problems are across the world.
Future of Health and Healthcare
Four ways AI can make healthcare more efficient and affordable
An estimated 20-30% of healthcare spend in the developed world is wasted. Here are four ways AI systems are nursing these ballooning budgets back to health.
Workforce and Employment
This is how working lunches are making you bad at your job
A new study shows that employees who don't take breaks are less likely to be engaged with their work.
Global Health
We finally have a life-saving vaccine for Ebola
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has already taken the lives of 25 people. But this time we have a new weapon – a vaccine.
Global Health
The best motivator to quit smoking is money
Cash is far more effective than traditional cessation aids, such as e-cigarettes or patches, according to a new study.
Global Health
These are the countries where it's still illegal to get an abortion
26 states still ban abortion altogether, with no explicit legal reason for exception. A pregnant woman living in those countries must bring the baby to term, whatever the consequences to ...