Why stemming the rise of antibiotic resistance will be an historic achievement
Collaborative efforts to combat antibiotic resistance across human and animal health will mark an era-defining triumph for health cooperation worldwide.
Medical innovation for an aging world: the view from Hong Kong
By 2050 more than 2.1 billion people will be over 60. Hong Kong is confronting this challenge head-on, prioritizing medical innovation for an aging world.
Kidney disease ‘should be global health priority’, plus other top health stories
Top health news: Call to make kidney disease a global health priority; first successful transplant of genetically modified pig kidney; US bird flu alert.
A new ‘diverse health database’ has already uncovered millions of new genetic variants. Here’s how it could help create health equity
The US research programme, which includes data from underrepresented communities and ethnic minorities, aims to fight disease and achieve health equity.
How fintech in LMICs can inspire the digital healthcare revolution
Fintech has revolutionized financial access in low- and medium-income countries and mobile technologies look set to similarly transform digital healthcare.
Could private provision be the key to delivering universal health coverage?
Private non-profit organizations could help achieve the global goal of universal health coverage by broadening provision and centring primary care.
This gene-editing technology lets scientists cut HIV out of cells
Scientists at the University of Amsterdam say they’ve removed HIV from infected cells and their method may one day be able to cure patients of HIV. They used CRISPR, a Nobel prize-winning...
5 ways CRISPR gene editing is shaping the future of food and health
CRISPR is a gene editing technique used to increase food production and tackle disease. But it has also heightened concerns around genetic modification.
Child deaths have reached a historic low – but there's still much more to do
Fewer under-fives are dying each year than ever before, but ingrained inequalities mean survival rates across the world vary hugely.
Davos 2024: Facing a World without Antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance is the third leading cause of death globally. While the global economy loses $36.9 billion a year as a result of super bugs, how can global economic policies cont...
Call for action on rising cholera cases, and other health stories
Top health news: Call for action on rising cholera cases; Most countries fall short of guideline limit for air pollution; Dengue outbreak in Argentina.
Here’s how scientists are studying Parkinson’s disease using robots
Their findings could help doctors identify patients at risk of cognitive decline and lead to better therapies.