A family health emergency led to the invention of a wristband that analyses your DNA to tell you which foods to buy to stay healthy and reduce your risk of diseases like diabetes.

Douglas Broom 15 Nov 2019

Global Health

This at-home test could change cervical cancer screening

Half of the 12,000 cervical cancers diagnosed annually occur in women who have gone longer than three years without a screening, according to previous studies. That makes these women a hi...

Jake Ellison · Futurity 15 Nov 2019

Global Health

These are the top 10 countries for pandemic preparedness

The topic was thrust into the spotlight in 2014 when an Ebola outbreak devastated parts of West Africa, killing more than 10,000 people.

Niall McCarthy · Statista 15 Nov 2019

Global Health

Cases of drug-resistant typhoid fever are on the rise. This is why we should worry

New extensively drug-resistant variants of an ancient and deadly disease – typhoid fever – are spreading across international borders.

Claas Kirchhelle and Samantha Vanderslott · The Conversation 14 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

The key to staying active and healthy past 60

Ageing is inevitable, but keeping active can slow it down and increase life expectancy.

Julie Broderick · The Conversation 14 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

Healthcare Delivery

There are 3 barriers blocking good menstrual hygiene for all women. Here's how we overcome them

The barriers to adopting menstrual hygiene practices are three-fold: a lack of awareness, a lack of acceptance and a lack of access.

Madhusudan Gopalan 01 Nov 2019

Mental Health

This is how we can empower 8 billion minds by 2030

The greater use of new and existing technologies in the mental health space requires policy-makers and practitioners to navigate a complex web of ethical dilemmas, particularly in areas s...

Murali Doraiswamy, Elisha London, Peter Varnum, and Barbara Harvey 01 Nov 2019

United States

The true cost of the US opioid epidemic is much bigger than you think

The federal government has been recording the number of deaths throughout the US opioid crisis and at least 400,000 Americans have died since 2000.

Niall McCarthy · Statista 31 Oct 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

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

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

Global Health

The shocking abuse that many women endure during childbirth

A study of more than 2,000 women revealed 42% experienced abuse while giving birth.

University of Melbourne · Futurity 15 Oct 2019

Global Economic Imbalances

Singapore crowned world's most open and competitive economy

Great roads and airports are among the factors that have propelled Singapore to the top spot in the latest Global Competitiveness Report – let’s look at some others.

Emma Charlton 11 Oct 2019

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