Health & Wellness
HL7 FHIR, the Future of Health Information Exchange?
Health Level 7 International is an association that calls itself a non profit organization, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization devoted to creating a thorough structure...
Time to address mental health issues in the workplace
With an estimated 12 billion workdays lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion, more action is needed...
A good night’s sleep is a tonic to remember
BY ANTHONY KING
Everyone suffers restless nights from time to time. Chewing over failures or worries at the end of the day undermines rest, especially...
Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’
From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said...
Rare Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda
An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the centre of the country.
The...
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight
As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
New Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Formally Established
The new financial intermediary fund (FIF) for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPR) was officially established by the FIF Governing Board at its inaugural...
Hope for Hepatitis Patients as New Paper Presents Path to its Elimination
The World Economic Forum published a white paper today detailing Egypt’s remarkable success against viral hepatitis. Through expert analysis of specific policies, the paper...
Pakistan: WHO warns of significant health risks as floods continue
Major health risks are unfolding in Pakistan as unprecedented flooding continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday, warning of the threat of...
Limb-regenerating fire-god salamander central to wound repair quest
By Anthony King
Regenerating lost body parts is impossible for humans, but cracking the cellular code of salamanders could help to treat serious wounds.
Salamanders are...