Dr John Beard

Dr John Beard is the Director of the Ageing and Life Course department, World Health Organisation

Health of ageing populations

Women's Health
Menopause Explained
Women's Health
World Menopause Day Marks its Ten Year …
Today is the 10th anniversary of the first World Menopause Day. The day, which was established by the International Menopause Society, has been observed since 2009 to show support to …
Pharmacy/Drugs
Online Drug Addiction & Misuse
You may have noticed advertising on tube platforms, on buses and generally across the UK for new online pharmacist services. Just one example of hundreds of businesses that have …
Pharmacy/Drugs
Opioids – How to Prevent an American-style …
Introduction: What are opioids? Opioids are medicinal compounds, deriving originally from opium. There are so-called “weaker opioids” (codeine, dihydrocodeine) and stronger opioids (morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, trenadyl and buprenorphine). Opioid Use …
Innovation
PainNoFilter : Charity Marks World Arthritis Day
18 million people in the UK have arthritis or a related condition Half (57%) experience pain every day; eight in ten (78%) say they experience pain ‘most days’ Two in …