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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...
QR codes on milk cartons to offer window into livestock health and welfare
By ALI JONES
A simple QR code printed on the packaging could mean a carton of milk might one day offer a window onto the health...
Gates Foundation Pledges $7B for Healthcare, Women and Agriculture in Africa
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has made resonating announcement that the foundation will spend $7 billion, over the next four years, to improve...
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...
Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan
Although flood waters have continued to recede in many flood-affected areas across Pakistan in recent weeks, around eight million people need essential health assistance,...
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...
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...
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...