5 things we learned about mental health in the workplace in 2020
Employers were taking workplace mental health seriously before COVID-19 - but now the urgency is even greater. Here are 5 ways they can make a difference.
Self-care can help to ease the strain on our health systems. Here's how
Self-care is not a replacement for health systems - but it can help us rebuild them. Here are three insights from a recent pan-industry discussion.
'Trust me, I’m a doc-bot'. 3 steps to get closer to AI-driven healthcare
If doc-bots were more trusted, integrated, and reimbursable by health insurance, they could become the GPS of primary healthcare.
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Breaking out of the Malthusian trap: How pandemics allow us to understand why our ancestors were stuck in poverty
England was the first country to achieve sustained economic growth, where the material living conditions of a population improve over several generations. This is how.
COVID-19 cases could reach 20 million in U.S. by Christmas, new forecasting model says
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases could reach 20 million by the end of January, a new COVID-19 forecasting model by Washington University predicts.
5 health crises you may not have heard about in 2020
Yellow fever, measles and chikungunya – a virus spread by mosquitoes – are among the other health emergencies of 2020. The World Health Organization also responded to disasters, like the ...
Our community is keeping workers well during the pandemic
Members from different industries and over 25 countries and 250 companies representing more than 1 million employees are involved in the COVID-19 Workplace Commons: Keeping Workers Well i...
The looming health catastrophe that could be more deadly than COVID-19
Antimicrobial resistance is a top 10 global public health threat, according to the World Health Organization. World Antimicrobial Awareness Week aims to promote action to limit the risks....
From health-for-all to health-for-wealth. Asia-Pacific's healthcare financing needs a rethink
Governments must see healthcare as a fundamental driver of socioeconomic ambitions and evolve from “health-for-all” to “health-to-wealth”.
COVID-19 is putting millions of people at risk of blindness
COVID-19 is having a major impact on the provision of eye health services around the world. Here's why that matters – and how policy-makers should respond
This initiative wants to help health systems withstand the next pandemic
COVID-19 sparked chaos across the globe’s health services...