Nearly Half the World’s Population Still Lacks Access to Modern Energy Cooking Services
Four billion people around the world still lack access to clean, efficient, convenient, safe, reliable, and affordable cooking energy, a new World Bank report finds. While around 1.25 billion are considered in transition with access to improved...
New CDC data finds adult obesity is increasing
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that adult obesity prevalence is increasing and racial and ethnic disparities persist. Notably, adults with obesity are at heightened risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19.
Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments and health care leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health workers and patients.
NIH funds community engagement research efforts in areas hardest hit by COVID-19
The National Institutes of Health Sept. 16 announced a $12 million award for outreach and engagement efforts in ethnic and racial minority communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The award to RTI International, a non-profit...
NIH awards contracts to develop innovative digital health technologies for COVID-19
The National Institutes of Health has awarded seven contracts to companies and academic institutions to develop digital health solutions that help address the COVID-19 pandemic. The work could lead to user-friendly tools such as smartphone apps,...
More research needed into COVID-19 effects on children, says WHO head
Students at a primary school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the second day after their school...
WHO’s three messages for UN75
As the world comes together at an unprecedented virtual session of the 75th UN General Assembly (UNGA), WHO has three messages to share.
CDC Releases Indicators for Dynamic School Decision-Making
NIH public-private partnership to advance early interventions for schizophrenia
Vaping, marijuana use in 2019 rose in college-age adults
Vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine rose sharply in the past three years among college-age (19-22 years old) adults, according to 2019 survey results from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study. The percentage of college students who said they vaped...
