Cervical cancer elimination: The progress made and what more needs to be done
On Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action 2023, we reflect on some of the progress made and what can be done to achieve its goals.
How China is leveraging patient groups to develop patient registries and survey research for rare diseases
The diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases and related medication programmes have seen rapid growth in China, driven by patient data and participation.
Mark Pollock: From blind adventurer to paralysis advocate
Mark’s goal is to help ‘cure paralysis in our lifetime’. He believes it is possible through technology such as exoskeletons and implants and, one day, biological interventions.
Flexible working boosts heart health, Harvard study finds
Some employees can regain their heart health from 10 years earlier, simply by improving their work-life balance. That’s according to a study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health a...
This new implant helped a paralysed Parkinson’s patient walk
It features a neurostimulator placed against the spinal cord and a device under the skin of the abdomen. The system delivers precise electrical impulses to the spine to mimic how it activ...
The UK wants to prevent young people from ever smoking
Under new plans, the UK intends to raise gradually the legal age for buying cigarettes. Meaning that anyone born after 1 January 2009 will never be able to purchase tobacco.
Breathing air pollution increases the risk of Type-2 Diabetes
A new study conducted in India tracked 12,000 people in Delhi and Chennai over a seven-year period and found that exposure to air pollutants can lead to blood sugar rises, a key risk fact...
What is value-based healthcare? Two experts explain
Value-based healthcare experts Meni Styliadou and Catherine MacLean explain what it is, how it works and what needs to happen to accelerate it.
The UN now focuses on climate change as a health issue too. Here's why
With millions suffering climate-related health impacts around the world, it is time urgent action is stepped up to protect vulnerable populations and stem financial losses.
COP28 plans the event’s first-ever Health Day. Here's why it's important
Climate change is impacting health. Here are five things to know ahead of the UN Climate Conference's first-ever dedicated "Day of Health."
World Diabetes Day: What is prediabetes?
Around 80% of people with prediabetes don’t know they have it.
WHO warns of imminent health catastrophe in Gaza, and other health stories you need to know this week
Top health news: Public health crisis imminent in Gaza, WHO warns; Health and environmental cost of food production tops $10 trillion a year, and more.