Category: Health

A new study has uncovered both promising and concerning findings about blockbuster weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy, Ozempic, and Zepbound, revealing that they do more than help with weight loss. These medications, which belong to the GLP-1 receptor agonist class, have been linked to a reduced risk of conditions like addiction, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease, […]

In December 2024, Mark Cuban took to social media to express his concerns about the broken U.S. healthcare system, calling its pricing “horrific” and its structure fundamentally flawed. Cuban’s criticisms focused on how the system forces doctors and hospitals into the role of “subprime lenders,” forcing them to raise prices to cover unpaid bills from […]

In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the consequences of funding suspensions, including disruptions to HIV treatment, setbacks in polio eradication and limited resources for responding to mpox epidemics in Africa. “The suspension of funding to PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, caused an immediate stop to HIV […]

A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s plan to slash billions in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a move that would significantly impact scientific research and the institutions that rely on these grants. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley, prevents the NIH from implementing new rate changes […]

Around 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and most of them live in low-income countries where medicines are either unaffordable or unavailable, resulting in an overwhelming 70 per cent death rate. In high-income countries, more than eight in 10 children who are diagnosed survive. “The platform is now set to close this gap”, […]

The number of people living with diabetes in the UK has reached alarming levels, with a new report revealing that nearly one in five adults is now affected by the condition or prediabetes. Diabetes UK’s latest estimates show that 4.6 million individuals have been diagnosed with diabetes, up from 4.4 million last year. However, the […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have officially kicked off the distribution of life-saving childhood cancer medicines to two pilot countries, Mongolia and Uzbekistan, marking a major milestone in global efforts to combat pediatric cancer. This distribution is part of the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines, a […]

A Cork mother has shared her distress after being told her son, who is on the autism spectrum, will have to wait nearly six years to receive psychological support through the Health Service Executive (HSE). Ruth (a pseudonym), from East Cork, described how her four-year-old son has exhibited challenging behaviours for more than two years. […]

In recent decades, U.S. global health initiatives—especially those targeting AIDS and malaria—have been instrumental in saving over 35 million lives worldwide. These programs, administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have not only addressed public health challenges but have also contributed to strengthening global security. However, the suspension of USAID funding has put […]

Zeinaba Mahr Aouad, a 24-year-old woman from Djibouti, remembers the day when, as a ten-year-old, an unexpected visitor came to her house: “She had a syringe, a razor blade and bandages.” The woman was there to carry out a brutal, unnecessary and – since 1995 in the Horn of Africa country – illegal operation known […]