Health & Wellness
Education and healthcare are set for a high-tech boost
By CALEB DAVIES
In a Swiss classroom, two children are engrossed in navigating an intricate maze with the help of a small, rather cute, robot. The...
COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meeting
As COVID-19 infections surge in China, coronavirus experts gathered at the UN health agency on Tuesday, to discuss next steps.In Geneva, a spokesperson for...
European Health Union: a new EU Health security framework is in motion
As of today, the building blocks of the European Health Union are officially in place. This not only includes stronger EU rules on serious...
2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’
The UN warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a cause for global concern, and outbreaks of cholera, Ebola and Monkeypox (now renamed mpox)...
Defeating depression through early risk detection and targeted medication
By Vittoria D’Alessio
Depression is a chronic illness and a first episode of lingering low mood – the kind that’s so severe it disrupts daily life...
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...