WHO: World failing to address dementia challenge
WHO: World failing to address dementia challenge: Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia...
Global Reach
The Global Reach category highlights health issues, systems and innovations from around the world. It brings international perspectives on public health, equity, policy and practice, showcasing how different regions confront shared challenges and opportunities in health and care.
Vaccine passports linked to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in UK and Israel
Vaccine passports linked to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in UK and Israel: A new study from Imperial College London has found a link between COVID-19 vaccine...
IBMS statement on blood tube shortage
IBMS statement on blood tube shortage: The UK's pathology services are experiencing major disruptions to their supplies of blood test tubes due to the 'just...
WHO, Germany open Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin
WHO, Germany open Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin: New hub’s mission is to provide the world with better data, analytics and decisions...
WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan
WHO health supplies land in Afghanistan: Kabul/Cairo, 30 August 2021 - A plane carrying WHO medicines and health supplies landed in Afghanistan today, 30 August, at...
WHO: Digital Certificates for COVID-19
Moving towards digital documentation of COVID-19 status: Vaccination certificates are nothing new. They are health documents that record a vaccination event - traditionally as a...
Cytokine APRIL protects from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Cytokine APRIL protects from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Heart attacks and strokes are the main causes of death and loss of productive years globally. These clinical...
Global crisis – untreated hypertension
More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension. The number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990. The number of adults...
Gene drive technology: Malarial mosquitoes completely controlled in experiments
Researchers have shown 'gene drive' technology, which spreads a genetic modification blocking female reproduction, works in natural-like settings. The team, led by researchers from Imperial...
Chronic pain sufferers silenced by pandemic
New research offers Europe-wide insight on how chronic pain sufferers have been impacted by the pandemic. Chronic pain sufferers silenced by pandemic, as survey finds...
