COVID-19 could wipe out gains in equality for women at work - U.N.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that COVID-19 could wipe out the progress in gender equality in recent decades.
WHO’s early years childcare guidelines have changed - Here’s everything you need to know
Responsive care and child development is now valued as much as nutrition or child mortality, highlighted by new guidelines set out by the World Health Organization.
COVID-19: This model shows why masks and social distancing are so important
Ignoring basic safety protocols to fight COVID-19, including wearing a mask and social distancing, could have fatal consequences as these two charts show.
Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future pandemics
Museums preserve clues that allow scientists to predict, analyze, and prepare for future pandemics.
COVID-19: Top science stories of the week
In this round-up: Beijing approves experimental vaccine for military use and why people who test negative for antibodies may still be immune to reinfection from COVID-19.
This new programme could hold the key to solving global health challenges
Some lower income countries are tackling health challenges in innovative, cost-effective ways - and their strategies are now being shared around the world.
Air pollution statistics - Most of us are still breathing dangerously polluted air
Lockdowns proved what can be achieved on clean air, but a new study reveals that a majority of the world's population still has pollution levels well above WHO guidelines.
Congo announces end of Ebola outbreak in east, second deadliest on record
Officials have publicly declared that the Ebola outbreak in the eastern DCR, the second worst on record, is officially over. The country is still tackling an epidemic in the west.
Better data means better outcomes for COVID's marginalized groups
Identifying the people who suffered the most because of the pandemic is the first step to making sure no one is overlooked in challenging times.
Our healthcare system is failing people without COVID-19. It’s time to address the hidden third wave.
By prioritizing preventing COVID-19, we have unintentionally left behind people living with cancer, rare diseases and other acute and chronic conditions.
Why it's crucial we don't forget about flu in the COVID-19 pandemic
Savings lives from flu in the US would cost less than $4 billion, compared to the trillions already being spent battling COVID-19, according to research.
Why this sea creature is still a key ingredient in testing vaccines
Horseshoe crab blood is instrumental in making sure injectable medicines are safe – and a synthetic alternative has just been rejected by an influential US standards group.