WHO expert panel on digital health meets for first time
WHO is convening global experts to help shape the Organization’s roadmap to advance the digital health ecosystem. The WHO Digital Health Technical Advisory Group met for the first time this week to discuss topics ranging from data governance, to...
Schizophrenia risk gene linked to cognitive deficits in mice
Researchers have discovered in mice how one of the few genes definitively linked to schizophrenia, called SETD1A, likely confers risk for the illness. Mice genetically engineered to lack a functioning version of the enzyme-coding gene showed...
Broadly protective antibodies could lead to better flu treatments and vaccines
Nepal benefits from end to open toilet use
The campaign to end open defecation also raised awareness about the benefits of hand-washing.
UN health agency launches week of action to ban lead paint
Although exposure to lead remains a key global health concern, particularly as it impacts childhood development, only 73 countries have legally binding controls for lead paint, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.
CDC, States Update Number of Cases of Lung Injury Associated with Use of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Products
CDC announced the updated number of confirmed and probable lung injury cases, deaths* associated with the use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products, and new laboratory testing.
NIH pairs cutting-edge neuroethics with ground-breaking neurotechnologies
Candidate Ebola Vaccine Still Effective when Highly Diluted, Macaque Study Finds
Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency
Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a recipe for soaring global obesity rates, even in countries where many still suffer from hunger. On World Food Day, which falls on Wednesday, the UN’s food...
'Alarmingly high' number of children malnourished worldwide: UNICEF report
Rice porridge is served to children at an EU supported health outreach centre in Phongsaly...
