The Netherlands drastically reduced its smoking rate using WHO measures. Here's how
The Netherlands reduced the smoking rate by adopting all MPOWER measures by WHO. Learn more about their success and how other countries can follow suit.
How telehealth can improve access to neurodiversity support services
Telehealth can make therapy more accessible for neurodiverse people, who traditionally have limited or no access to support services across the world.
Could these old and new ideas be the future of social care for the elderly?
Elderly care in the future could be provided through dementia villages, which are designed to mimic a real village, with shops, restaurants, and other amenities.
MIT invented a wearable ultrasound device that detects breast cancer
Wearable this ultrasound scanner could detect breast cancer earlier than mammograms. It's more comfortable and can be used frequently.
Action to prevent TB deaths needed, childhood vaccination increase, and other health stories you need to know about
Failure to implement tuberculosis prevention strategies could lead to a million deaths; Childhood vaccination levels improve after pandemic decline; and more.
Here's how heat acclimation can help outdoor workers survive the hot weather
Training ourselves to cope with heat can improve performance, reduce heat-related illness, and improve cardiovascular health.
Why are older adults more susceptible to heat-related illness, and what can be done about it?
Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults, and climate change is making the problem worse. Here's why more and more elderly are at risk from heat stress.
Healthcare systems need to be consumer-centric. Here's why
Shifting from passive recipients of medical services to active, engaged consumers can improve quality of care, allocation of resources and public health.
Progress to prevent mother and baby deaths is stalling – this is why
Over 4.5 million women and babies die each year, with a new WHO report saying humanitarian crises, poverty and the pandemic have all stalled progress.
Why is cancer becoming more common among millennials?
Recent studies are drawing a possible link between a Western lifestyle and an increase in early-onset cancers, even among millennials. What can be done?
Extreme heat: Why it’s a global health issue and what we can do about it
The health consequences of extreme heat can be catastrophic. Here's how the global community can work together to tackle both the effects and root causes.
New Alzheimer's drug trial, heat deaths, and other health stories you need to know about
New Alzheimer's drug demonstrates a slow in cognitive decline; Extreme European heat could have killed 61,000; US approves over-the-counter birth control.