CDC: Half of Workplaces Offer Health/Wellness Programs
CDC: Half of Workplaces Offer...
To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more
Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health...
Malaria vaccine pilot launched in Malawi
WHO welcomes the Government of Malawi’s launch of the world’s first malaria vaccine on Apr. 23 in a landmark pilot programme. The country is the first of three in Africa in which the vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made available to children up to 2...
National experts chart roadmap for AI in medical imaging
A foundational research roadmap for artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging was published in the journal Radiology. The report was based on outcomes from a workshop to explore the future of AI in medical imaging, featuring experts in medical...
Scratching the skin primes the gut for allergic reactions to food, mouse study suggests
A woman scratches her arm.
Vaccinations create ‘umbrella of immunity’ against global measles outbreaks, says UNICEF
A child smiles while receiving a Measles and Rubella vaccination during a UNICEF-supported...
UN condemns attack on Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo which left doctor dead, two others injured
An Ebola health care worker examines a one week old infant in an isolation tent at an Ebola...
Stress, overtime, disease, contribute to 2.8 million workers’ deaths per year, reports UN labour agency
WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions
WHO released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and computers, to improve people’s health and essential services.
Gene therapy restores immunity in infants with rare immunodeficiency disease
A baby’s foot and leg.
