Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a […]
Category: HEALTH & WELLNESS
Adults Who Ate the Most Ultra-Processed Food Showed Early Brain Damage in MRI Scans
Ultra-Processed Foods May Harm the Brain via Increased Belly Fat Ultra-processed foods contain ingredients you wouldn’t find in a home kitchen, such as preservatives, emulsifiers, […]
WHO experts to travel to China
WHO experts will travel to China to work together with their Chinese counterparts to prepare scientific plans for identifying the zoonotic source of the SARS-COV-2 […]
One-third of Australians could benefit from preventive heart attack and stroke medications: New risk assessment
Australia’s updated cardiovascular disease risk calculator is identifying substantially more Australians aged 45–74 as being at “intermediate” risk of heart attack and stroke, according to […]
UN Public Service Day
Honouring the public servants who have been working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether working in healthcare or delivering essential services in the […]
Heat deaths doubled in Belgium during the June 2026 heat wave
A new rapid attribution study by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) finds that human-induced climate change made the June 2026 heat wave in Belgium 3.9°C hotter […]
Timing Can Make or Break Culture Change
We often hear that timing is everything when it comes to change. The right moment can open a door; the wrong one can slam it […]
Independent evaluation of global COVID-19 response announced
PWHO Director-General today announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
What Makes Vaccine Safety Research Credible?
Questions about vaccine safety can carry enormous consequences for public trust, but Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, argues that the credibility of any new research depends […]
Higher ADK levels track stronger triciribine effects in leukemia cells, pointing to a potential biomarker
In a comprehensive study of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown that the enzyme ADK plays an important role in determining how […]