Category: Health

A new discovery by researchers suggests a drug, nitisinone, could potentially transform the fight against mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria. This medication, typically used to treat rare inherited diseases, could render human blood toxic to mosquitoes, preventing them from spreading diseases. Nitisinone works by inhibiting an enzyme that causes harmful amino acid build-up in the human […]

Cases of tuberculosis (TB) among children in Europe and Central Asia have risen by nearly 10% in 2023, sparking concerns from health officials about the disease’s growing threat. The data, reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Europe, highlights the lingering impact of the COVID-19 […]

A new report by the Keep Britain Working Review reveals that young people with mental health conditions are nearly five times more likely to be economically inactive than their peers. This underscores the challenges many face early in their careers, with significant barriers to entering the workforce. The Discovery Phase report, led by Sir Charlie […]

The death toll for under-fives was 4.8 million in 2023 – a significant decline – with stillbirths falling marginally to around 1.9 million, data released by the UN shows. Despite this, decades of hard-won progress in child survival is under threat as a result of funding cuts, health system challenges and regional disparities, UNICEF and […]

In a significant step towards enhancing the quality of life for people living with dementia, the UK government is funding four innovative research networks aimed at helping dementia patients maintain independence in their own homes. The projects, supported by a £6.7 million grant from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for […]

Measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, is making a strong comeback across Europe, with Romania at the epicenter of a growing crisis. The country’s measles epidemic, which has been active for years, saw a sharp increase in cases in 2023, fueled by a combination of vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and a struggling healthcare system. […]

AstraZeneca has announced a major $2.5 billion investment to establish a new global strategic R&D centre in Beijing, marking the company’s second R&D hub in China and its sixth worldwide. This investment, which will unfold over the next five years, underscores the company’s commitment to expanding its footprint in China’s thriving life sciences sector. The […]

“We will see a …real surge in this disease – [we] will see it come back and we see people dying the way we saw them in the 90s and in 2000s,” said Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director, pointing to a “tenfold increase” from the 600,000 AIDS-related deaths recorded globally in 2023. “We also expect […]

The attack on one of the last operational hospitals in the area further deepened the ongoing humanitarian crisis sparked by the civil war between rival militaries, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which started in April 2023. Among the stolen supplies were 2,200 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food – […]

Córdoba in Argentina, Fortaleza in Brazil and Manchester in the UK picked up accolades at a healthy cities summit, co-hosted by the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vital Strategies. The Argentinian city won recognition for its policy to eliminate sugary and artificially sweetened drinks – along with ultra-processed foods – from all […]