Category: Health

17 July 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The Regional Health Alliance (RHA) convenes today to accelerate efforts to improve maternal, newborn and child health and support immunization and polio eradication across the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region. The meeting will gather representatives from nine UN agencies and six priority countries – Afghanistan, Djibouti, Pakistan, […]

On July 16, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT Fentanyl) Act into law, marking a significant federal effort to address the escalating opioid epidemic across the United States. The legislation permanently classifies all fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I narcotics under the Controlled Substances Act, placing them among […]

From your phone to your sponge, your toothbrush to your trolley handle, invisible armies of bacteria are lurking on the everyday objects you touch the most. Most of these microbes are harmless – some even helpful – but under the right conditions, a few can make you seriously ill. But here’s the catch: some of […]

📍 Geneva, July 15, 2025 — The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have reported that more than 14 million children worldwide did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, with nine countries—including several in Africa—accounting for over half of these “zero-dose” children. 🧒 Key Findings 🌍 Countries Most Affected Among the nine countries with […]

These include: asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder inflammatory bowel disease Chronic inflammation-related diseases have been estimated to cause over half of all deaths worldwide. Unlocking the processes behind these diseases is crucial to saving lives through developing better prevention and treatments. A multidisciplinary collaboration The MRC Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Exposome Immunology will […]

In the 2000s, when I worked as a psychologist in long-term elderly care and primary healthcare services, many of the patients I saw were living with chronic or complex conditions. These situations required that patients trust care providers, consistently adhere to treatments and, often, receive care over an extended period of time. But what stood […]

26 June 2025, Cairo, Egypt – On International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, marked on 26 June, the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the drug trade’s devastating effects on the health and well-being of populations. Drug use impacts security, safety, and development, costing some countries up to 2% of their GDP due […]

Summer is synonymous with adventure, with millions flocking to exotic destinations to experience different cultures, cuisines and landscapes. But what happens when the souvenir you bring back isn’t a fridge magnet or a tea towel, but a new illness? International travel poses a risk of catching something more than a run-of-the-mill bug, so it’s important […]

Injectable lenacapavir – LEN, for short – is a highly effective, long-acting antiretroviral alternative to daily oral pills and other shorter-acting options, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “While an HIV vaccine remains elusive, lenacapavir is the next best thing: a long-acting antiretroviral shown in trials to prevent almost all HIV infections among those […]

They found a range of positive effects, including clearing out of damaged, ageing cells and increased metabolism of harmful fats. The researchers say the findings help to better understand how weight loss leads to health improvements at a molecular level. In  the future this could help to inform the development of therapies for diseases such […]