Category: Health

Around 2% of adults worldwide suffer from a condition called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Nash), an advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This occurs when fat builds up in the liver, causing inflammation and scarring. Without treatment it can eventually lead to liver cirrhosis – and it can also increase the risk of other serious health […]

According to a report issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, during 2022, multiple nations in the region had their warmest year on record but the expanded use of renewable energy provides a silver lining. Extreme heat, drought and wildfire, marine heatwaves, unprecedented glacier melt – the […]

Board games may be the secret to improving children’s maths skills, according to a study published last month. The peer-reviewed study, published in the academic journal Early Years, reviewed research collected over the last 23 years. In total, the researchers examined secondary data from 19 studies published from 2000 onward. Previous research has already proven […]

A long-term workforce plan for the NHS – which the UK government promised four and a half years ago – has finally been unveiled. Its arrival, days before the NHS turns 75, is welcomed. The ambitious plan sets out a 15-year strategy to address the increasing demand for healthcare and decreasing supply of healthcare professionals […]

This year’s observance organized by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in collaboration with the Secretariat, took place under the theme, Yoga for Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam (“the world is one family”). In his video message for the event, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres reminded everyone that in a dangerous and divided world, the benefits of […]

Insufficient amounts of sleep can have a more severe impact on your cognitive performance than a lack of physical inactivity as well as hasten the onset of dementia, according to a new study published this week. The study was published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, a peer-reviewed medical journal. Keeping a healthy brain as you […]

According to reports, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), is set to declare the artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. Aspartame is about 200 times sweeter than sugar and is one […]

Watcharapol Mahaprom, who goes by the name Paan, accesses services at a clinic in Bangkok run by the UNODC-supported non-governmental organization, Ozone. The organization promotes harm-reduction services which focus on their clients’ needs with the aim of preventing the health and social impacts of drug use. He spoke to UN News ahead of the International […]

Eisai 4523.T and Biogen’s BIIB.O Leqembi won a coveted standard approval nod from the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, the first Alzheimer’s treatment to achieve that goal, clearing the way for wider insurance coverage of the drug. The FDA decision marks a new milestone for a fatal disease that has eluded drugmakers’ efforts […]

The COVID pandemic has disrupted many areas of routine healthcare including, importantly, childhood vaccination. The pandemic saw levels of essential childhood immunisations decline in more than 100 countries around the world, leading to outbreaks of infectious diseases such as yellow fever, cholera, diphtheria and polio. There are many reasons for this, including issues with supply, […]