Around 400 million people worldwide suffer from rare diseases - but there is a startling lack of specialists and specialised treatments available. It's time to change this paradigm, argue...

Lynsey Chediak 14 May 2019

Global Health

Earlier hurricanes are increasing the spread of mosquito-borne diseases

Researchers have linked heavy rainfall events to the transmission of vector-borne infectious diseases.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez · Futurity 10 May 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

The internet of (medical) things moment is here

Deloitte predicts the global IoMT device market’s value will reach $158 billion by 2022. Here are 5 ways it is already helping us.

Kayla Matthews · Techonomy 10 May 2019

United States

After the Baby Boom: the cost of America's ageing population

As baby boomers get older, many high-income countries face challenges in the provision of pensions and healthcare.

David E. Bloom and Alyssa Lubet · VoxEU 01 May 2019

Africa

World Malaria Day: 7 things to know about the deadly disease

Half a million people a year die from malaria as funding for prevention has plateaued.

Charlotte Edmond 25 Apr 2019

Global Health

More than 20 million children a year miss out on the measles vaccine around the world

More than 20 million children a year missed out on measles vaccines across the world in the past eight years, laying a path of exposure to a virus that is now causing disease outbreaks gl...

Kate Kelland · Reuters 25 Apr 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Scientists have revived basic cellular activity pigs' brains hours after death

Basic cellular activity in pigs’ brains has been restored hours after its death, by researchers at Yale University, which could lead to advanced human treatments for strokes.

Reuters 18 Apr 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Doctors say they've cured 10 infants of 'bubble boy' disease

The disease, which typically effects boys, is a genetic defect that leaves children without an immune system.

Gene Emery · Reuters 18 Apr 2019

Mental Health

Some of the world’s happiest people have a surprisingly simple way to tackle loneliness

Ventilen - or 'friend to one' - is a 20-year-old organization that brings 15- to 25-year-olds together with volunteers to socialise and tackle mental health issues.

Jenny Anderson · Quartz 17 Apr 2019

Global Health

3 ways Africa can improve the health of women and children

By lowering barriers to private involvement, Africa can revolutionize its healthcare systems root and branch.

Temitayo Erogbogbo 17 Apr 2019

Healthcare Delivery

This groundbreaking treatment is giving hope to stroke victims

Thrombectomy is a revolutionary stroke treatment where the clot is literally sucked out of the patient’s brain.

Iris Grunwald · The Conversation 16 Apr 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Thailand gave healthcare to its entire population and the results were dramatic

Thailand created a successful universal healthcare system others can learn from.

Charlotte Edmond 15 Apr 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

This neural implant could radically improve the lives of disabled people

The Stentrode, a neural implant that could allow paralyzed people to communicate, can be delivered to a patient’s brain through the jugular vein.

Dan Robitzski · Futurism 15 Apr 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

In the midst of a measles outbreak, New York City is planning fines for unvaccinated people

A measles outbreak in Brooklyn, primarily among Orthodox Jewish children, prompted New York City on Tuesday to declare a public health emergency, requiring unvaccinated people in the affe...

Gina Cherelus and Jonathan Allen · Reuters 12 Apr 2019

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