Category: Health

So many people in western countries are turning to weight loss drugs such as Wegovy/Ozempic and Mounjaro that concerns have started to emerge about maintaining ready supplies. But with popularity comes scrutiny, and rising demand isn’t the only potential problem with weight loss jabs. Gastrointestinal side-effects such as nausea, vomiting and constipation are common across […]

Baby food pouches came under scrutiny earlier this year, following a report from the University of Leeds and consumer group Which?. The findings were troubling. Many pouches are high in sugar, nutritionally inadequate, and potentially harmful if consumed regularly. The report also warns that parents are being misled by so-called “halo” marketing claims – labels […]

📍 Geneva — August 2025 The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark reminder of the ongoing global child mortality crisis, reporting that one child under the age of five dies every 18 seconds—totaling approximately 4.8 million deaths annually. Most of these deaths are caused by preventable and treatable conditions. 🛑 Leading Causes of […]

Humans may be living longer on average these days, but, even so, only a fraction of us will live to see our 100th birthday. Yet the reasons why only a select few will become centenarians still remains a mystery to scientists. But the latest work published by myself and my colleagues has just uncovered one […]

Air conditioning can feel heaven-sent on hot summer days. It keeps temperatures comfortable and controls humidity, making indoor environments tolerable even on the most brutally warm days. But some people avoid using air conditioning (AC) no matter how hot it gets outside, out of fear that it will make them sick. While this may sound […]

Over the past decade, a growing body of evidence has highlighted the widespread impact of mistreatment and the necessity of placing respectful care at the centre of all maternal and newborn health strategies.   WHO’s Human Reproduction Programme (HRP), and partners released a new compendium on Wednesday aimed at ending mistreatment and promoting respectful maternal […]

Washington, D.C. – August 6, 2025In a discussion hosted at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Dr. Chris Murray, Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), and Stephanie Psaki, Senior Adviser at CSIS’s Global Health Policy Center, reviewed key findings from IHME’s Financing Global Health 2025 report and its companion […]

The worry that breast cancer may someday return is a troubling source of anxiety for many survivors of the disease. It’s understandable why, since most relapses and metastatic cancers (cancers that have spread) aren’t started by new tumours. Rather, they’re caused by sleeper cancer cells that suddenly awaken. These “dormant” cancer cells usually colonise places […]

London, UK – August 7, 2025In a significant advancement for cancer treatment, the NHS has approved a new combination therapy for patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. This marks the first time immunotherapy has been integrated with chemotherapy as a first-line option for this patient group. The approved regimen combines pembrolizumab (Keytruda), an […]

The first challenge of the Research and Development Missions Accelerator Programme (R&D MAP) has been launched by science minister, Lord Vallance. The initial UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) R&D MAP Missions begin work this month with an investment of £4 million in a consortium of world-leading centres, including the Energy Systems and Digital Catapults. The […]