A treatment to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's is moving to human trials
The drug-free treatment uses ultrasound waves to clear the toxic amyloid plaques associated with dementia.
Lessons from Healthlandia on getting better value care
Health systems around the world face a value problem: costs continue rising, yet there is massive variation in patients’ health outcomes. Moving to a value-based health system could be th...
A baby has been vaccinated by a shot delivered by drone for the first time
A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu has become the first ever to be treated with a vaccine delivered by drone.
My experience living with depression and schizophrenia in Thailand
We need to break the social stigma around mental health, writes Amornthep Sachamuneewongse. Thailand needs more psychiatrists and more beds for people with mental health problems.
Nobel laureate Murad to build hospital in her hometown in Iraq
Murad was awarded the $1m prize alongside Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.
How to unleash the enormous power of global healthcare data
By 2020, there will exist more digitised healthcare data worldwide than we currently have space to store - but leveraging its enormous potential has been fraught with problems. Now a new ...
Why are so many people getting a meat allergy?
Increasing numbers of people are becoming allergic to not just meat but any product coming from an animal, including dairy, gelatine and wool.
It's time to bust some myths about genes, inheritance and health
The billions of microbes that live within our body can be beneficial to our physical and mental health.
This edible tech can be controlled on your phone to keep you healthy
MIT researchers have designed an ingestible electronic capsule that can be controlled wirelessly to relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
McDonald's is curbing the use of antibiotics in its beef supply
The world's biggest beef buyer is beefing up its efforts to prevent the deadly spread of antibiotic resistance.
How robots are helping doctors save lives in the Canadian North
In Saskatchewan, revolutionary new robots are allowing doctors to deliver medical care to remote communities.
How reading and writing have been healing trauma since World War I
There's mounting evidence that 'bibliotherapy' can help people overcome loneliness and social exclusion - and it has been healing minds for a century.