Health & Wellness
Life-threatening infections on the rise due to drug-resistant bacteria
Over 50 per cent of life-threatening bacterial infections are becoming resistant to treatment, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report published on Friday reveals. Moreover,...
Breast cancer: an aggressive variant triggers a hunt for cures
By Vittoria D’alessio
Breast cancer is the most common type in women and, in Europe alone, causes almost 92 000 deaths a year. Though this number is...
Making face creams from coffee beans as cosmetics get greener
By Tom Cassauwers
‘Plant ingredients have always been used in cosmetics,’ said Heiko Rischer, head of plant biotechnology at VTT, a Finnish research centre. ‘But in...
In fight against male cancer, caring for mental health is a growing priority
By Anthony King
At a hotel in the Scottish city of Aberdeen about 20 years ago, urologist James N’Dow and other doctors met a group of...
Central Asian Countries Show Commitment to a Cross-regional Approach to Pandemic Prevention
Government officials representing health, environment, and agriculture sectors from all of Central Asian countries participated in a regional ministerial meeting Protecting Livestock and Preventing...
Countries Need to Fundamentally Change Health Systems to Better Prepare for Future Shocks
As the experience from COVID-19 has shown, countries need to take transformative action to build stronger, more resilient health systems, says a new World...
Repurposing finds new health-giving uses for old medicines
By VITTORIA D’ALESSIO
Drug discovery is slow, expensive and often ends in failure, so no wonder scientists are exploring new ways to medicate disease. One source...
Improved Provision of Mental Health Services Benefit Lithuanian Youth
Strengthened governance and delivery of mental health services will improve the well-being of young people in Lithuania, according to a new World Bank report.
To...
Psychedelics paired with therapy could treat chronic mental health conditions
By VITTORIA D’ALESSIO
Mind-bending drugs and psychedelics are generally stigmatised and illegal in EU member states, due to concerns about their possible harmful effects. However, in...
Prevent Rather than Fight the Next Pandemic with a One Health Approach
As the world continues to deal with the devastating effects of COVID-19, the World Bank is today releasing a new report that proposes actionable...