Category: Health

Close to 300,000 women continue to die during pregnancy or childbirth each year. More than two million babies die in their first month of life and around two million more are stillborn, says the World Health Organization (WHO) which is kicking off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. The data adds up to one […]

Isomorphic Labs, a subsidiary of Google led by Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Laureate, has successfully raised $600 million in funding from various investors, including Thrive Capital, a prominent backer of OpenAI. Focused on utilizing artificial intelligence for drug discovery, Isomorphic Labs leverages cutting-edge technology such as AlphaFold, a tool developed by […]

The UN health agency registered almost 810,000 cases and 5,900 deaths from the preventable disease in 2024; that’s about 50 per cent higher than the previous year, according to Dr Philippe Barboza, who leads WHO’s cholera team. He said the latest reported cases are almost certainly underestimates and that the disease continues to affect countries […]

A groundbreaking 3D telemedicine trial in Ghana is set to revolutionize healthcare in some of Africa’s most remote regions, where access to specialized medical care is limited. In late February, 46-year-old Charles Owusu Aseku, who has struggled for years with a keloid on his neck, participated in the first trial of the new technology. After […]

It is nearly two years since the brutal war between the forces of the military government in Khartoum and the Rapid Support Forces militia erupted, sparking one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Human rights abuses have been committed on both sides and more than 30.4 million Sudanese require urgent assistance, with millions displaced, and […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for renewed commitment to create a more equal and inclusive world in his message marking World Autism Awareness Day on Tuesday. This year’s theme – Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – highlights the intersection between neurodiversity and global sustainability efforts. The goal is to showcase […]

The Welsh Government is making a landmark move in the fight against suicide and self-harm with a comprehensive 10-year strategy aimed at addressing the root causes and providing vital support to those in need. The new Suicide Prevention and Self-Harm Strategy, spearheaded by Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Sarah Murphy, focuses on building a […]

The Second WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health co-hosted by the World Health Organization and Colombia, in the city of Cartagena, brought together over 700 participants from 100 countries – including heads of state, ministers, scientists, and civil society groups — to accelerate action to curb what’s increasingly described as a full-scale 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 […]