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Karolinska Institutet and the Stockholm School of Economics strengthen emerging leaders in global health
Obesity inequalities in England have widened since COVID-19 – with steepest increases in new cases in young adults
AI helps identify new antibiotic candidates against drug resistant gonorrhoea
Western Australia to host Global Citizen NOW ahead of COP31
WHO designates new Collaborating Centre to strengthen the application of behavioural sciences for better health
Taste and smell genes could help explain how diet influences disease risk
Copper drug restores memory and clears toxic Alzheimer’s proteins
WHO consultation builds momentum for coordinated action on pharmaceutical decarbonization
A new blueprint offers definitive solutions to end one of childbirth’s deadliest complications
A new systematic review identifies key barriers preventing Indian adolescents from seeking mental health care
EAACI Calls for a “Vision Zero” Future Free from Allergy and Asthma Burden
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – May 2026
Hidden antibiotic reservoirs drive antimicrobial resistance
Rio Tinto Canada Fund boosts community investment to C$13 million to better meet the needs of Canadians
Kanvas Biosciences raises $48 million to advance microbiome cancer therapies
Professor Bala Venkatesh receives Order of Australia award for transformative impact on critical care
Three landmark studies highlight expanded benefits of kidney drug finerenone
Study shows peer support model improves mental health and wellbeing of transgender persons in Delhi NCR
Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk
Support For Global Response To Ebola
Primary Care Reform Implementation Report
Should climate change be declared a global health emergency?
Women with kidney disease are being undertested, undertreated and left behind by decades of male-dominated research
Australia-China network set to advance collaborative biomedical research
Driving innovation in stroke care and sustainable clinical trials
Changemakers LIVE highlights the next generation shaping the future of health
Experts call for urgent action as seven million Australians living with high blood pressure
Amcor Achieves Cleanroom Certification In Puerto Rico
WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel amended
WHO issues first recommendation on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis to help prevent sexually transmitted infections
Adapting the global research agenda to local contexts
Landmark approval of Tzield in Australia ushers in a new era of delay for type 1 diabetes
Global health leaders reaffirm commitment to Immunization Agenda 2030
Global commission to pave the way for equal precision health
The World Health Assembly adopts updated Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2026-2036)
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2026
World Health Assembly endorses resolution on precision medicine
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 21 May 2026
WHO and African Medicines Agency launch landmark framework to strengthen access to quality-assured health products in Africa
Strengthening nursing and midwifery through global collaboration
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly honours global champions advancing primary health care
Dark matter hunters, climate scientists and biomedical animators recognised for contributions to Australian science
Norad’s US$ 3 million boost to WHO acute care programme set to save thousands of lives
First Nations-led housing solutions are already here, the research needs to catch up
The hantavirus outbreak is the warning the world needs to improve pandemic preparedness
Norad’s US$ 3 million boost to WHO emergency care programme set to save thousands of lives
Director-General presents Award for Global Health to four distinguished leaders