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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...
Gene Therapy Access Can Significantly Reduce Global Disease Burden
A new World Economic Forum white paper, published today,indicates how gene therapy can transform the lives of patients globally. The study shows how low-...
Helping the body and brain to welcome bionic limbs and implants
By GARETH WILLMER
Not that long ago, the concept of the bionic human seemed far-fetched, but wearable robotic suits, brain-controlled extra limbs and mind-operated wheelchairs are...
WHO issues warning on Indian cough syrup linked to 66 Gambian child deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a deadly batch of cough mixture connected to the deaths of dozens of children in Gambia...
New WHO strategy aims to strengthen rapid response to health emergencies
Amid mounting health emergencies globally – such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in Ukraine – the World Health Organization (WHO)...