Health & Wellness
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.
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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...
Action Needed To Improve The World’s Mental Wellness
Positive mental wellness benefits society as it reduces pressure on healthcare services, improves the economy, cuts poverty levels, and a whole lot more. The...
European Health Union: building a stronger EU health response
Today, the Council has adopted the final building blocks of the European Health Union: the Regulation on Serious cross-border health threats, the Regulation on...
Reducing noise pollution with acoustic walls and rubberised roads
By  TOM CASSAUWERS
In cities across the European Union, noise is a significant health hazard along with air pollution. Efforts are under way to reduce a...
Next generation sunscreen to better prevent harmful effects of UV solar radiation
By SARAH WILD
While most Europeans enjoy a holiday in the sun, high energy ultraviolet (UV) light from sunshine damages the DNA in our skin. The...
One Health Joint Plan of Action to address health threats to humans, animals, plants and environment
Today, a new One Health Joint Plan of Action was launched by the Quadripartite – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...