Latest global health News

New EU Consortium To Tackle Marburg Virus
Course that prepares participants for medical humanitarian aid work commences at Karolinska Institutet
Antibacterials are everywhere: for the sake of our microbiome, we need to control their use
WHO launches US$ 1.5 billion Health Emergency Appeal to tackle unprecedented global health crises
Dietitians welcome global move away from BMI, but urge caution around focusing on body size as an indicator of health
Road safety experts from The George Institute welcome Cashless Treatment Scheme, highlights need for effective implementation and pre-hospital care
Catalyst 2024: Advancing Global Health Priorities
WHO prequalifies diagnostic test to support safer administration of P. vivax malaria treatments
A tribute to President Jimmy Carter
Luxembourg and WHO sign two strategic agreements
Egypt’s Regulatory System Reaches WHO Maturity Level 3 In Medicines Regulation
Monash University STEM superstars shine in national recognition
President Macron, WHO Director-General, and global health leaders inaugurate WHO Academy in Lyon
GC Aesthetics® Announces Decade-Long Clinical Evaluation of PERLE(TM) Breast Implants
Syphilis Had Its Roots In Americas
Universal Health Coverage Day 2024
Drowning deaths decline globally but the most vulnerable remain at risk
International workshop at GPH sets stage for Lancet Series on Health Diplomacy
Drug delivery innovation to power next-generation cancer treatment
WHO approves packaging and shipping of a prequalified HIV rapid test at African manufacturing site
Parliamentarians are harnessing science to advance health for everyone, everywhere
PHC Live Cell Metabolic Analyzer (LiCellMo) Receives 2024 Innovation Award from The Analytical Scientist
Funding Supports Type 2 Diabetes Research
Navigating the Global Surgery Ecosystem: A New UNITAR and GSF Educational Series on SURGhub
Partnership established to advance WHO’s Road map for Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021-2030
New report addresses antibiotic shortages in low- and middle-income countries
Advancing sexual health and wellbeing and rights: December edition of the WHO Bulletin
Over 1 in 5 adults worldwide has a genital herpes infection – WHO
Governor of Queensland visit to Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics highlights innovative malaria vaccine research
Blood transfusions for brain bleeding: Large trial in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage patients adds to debate about optimal threshold
NEXSEN Biotech Announces Pre-IPO Fundraising to Revolutionise Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Extensive antimicrobial usage sparks warning over increased resistance
WHO announces first prequalification of a tuberculosis diagnostic test
5-day brain stimulation may prevent future pain
New Cornell tech to evaluate anemia to be used across India
New study: more than 1.5 million die each year from wild/bush fire pollution
Innovative vending machines improving community access to HIV self-test kits in NSW
Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’. Here’s what the science says
Sector welcomes new development strategy advancing disability equity
208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sources
Obesity or being overweight afflicts over 208 million kids, adolescents and adults in the US − new research
Popular diabetes and obesity drugs also protect kidneys, study shows
From Sydney To India: Life Changing Medical Elective
Study exposes Australia’s $1.2B bill to treat high blood pressure
COVID caused cancer tumours to shrink in mice – new study
Women are less likely to receive CPR than men. Training on manikins with breasts could help
New Hope For Diabetic Heart Disease Treatment
What happens between 2 and 5 years of age is crucially important: Landmark series from The Lancet