Funding boost for vulnerable Australian cardiac patients
Funding boost gives hope to vulnerable Australian cardiac patients: A Curtin University research team has been awarded almost $1.5million in Federal Government funding to coordinate...
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.
Results of the COLCORONA study
Results of the COLCORONA study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine - Colchicine could be considered as a treatment for non-hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19...
WHO: Long working hours increasing deaths
Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO: Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart...
Pea flour supplement helps malnourished children
Adding pea flour to feeds for severely malnourished children helps them gain weight and restores the balance of microbes in their gut. In a small...
How to predict severe influenza in hospitalised patients
How to predict severe influenza in hospitalised patients: Melbourne researchers have identified predictors of both severe disease and recovery in hospitalised influenza patients, finding that...
WHO calls for better hand hygiene
WHO calls for better hand hygiene and other infection control practices Urgent need to reduce inequalities between high- and lower-income countries. The World Health Organization’s...
Global shortage of 900,000 midwives
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives: Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and...
Greta Thunberg calls for vaccine equity
Greta Thunberg, climate and environment activist, joins World Health Organization’s call for vaccine equity The Greta Thunberg Foundation to donate 100,000 Euros to support vaccine equity...
Endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk
Review summarizes known links between endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk: Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals could elevate the risk of breast cancer, according to...
Homeless facing diabetes crisis
Research reveals homeless people facing diabetes crisis New research, presented at DUKPC 2021, finds that globally, up to 22% of people experiencing homelessness have some...
