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

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

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 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

Healthcare Delivery

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

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

SDG 03: Good Health and Well-Being

How digital can transform healthcare in Asia for millions of people

Digital health solutions offer tremendous advantages for resource-constrained health systems in rural and remote areas of low and middle-income countries in South-East Asia striving to ac...

Edward Booty and Logan Ansell 04 Oct 2019

India

What India's route to universal health coverage can teach the world

In its first year, India's health programme Ayushman Bharat has reached close to 3.9 million people.

Shobana Kamineni 03 Oct 2019

Mental Health

These are the benefits of practicing mindfulness in the office

Professor Lindsay Cameron has found that just a few minutes of mindfulness a day can make employees more helpful and productive. In addition to physical health checks, companies need to d...

Knowledge @Wharton · Knowledge@Wharton 02 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

India

How Goa's digital approach to diabetes can improve universal healthcare

Digital technology has been used to reduce the costs associated with this progressive, chronic disease and help doctors and policy-makers better plan and manage treatment.

Melvin D'Souza 01 Oct 2019

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