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WHO says governments spend only 2% of budget on mental health
While global cases of depression and anxiety rose by 25% in the pandemic, governments spend just over 2% of their budget on mental health.
The time is right to prioritise eye health research
Keith Valentine, Chief Executive of Fight for Sight, explains why eye health research needs to be on the political agenda.
Tackling inequalities in physical activity
Elisabeth Morgans, Senior project manager at C3 Collaborating for Health, discusses solutions to tackle physical inactivity and overcome the ever pervasive and entrenched issue of health inequality.
Ultrasounds to detect prostate cancer are highly successful
An ultrasound can diagnose most prostate cancer cases in men with great accuracy – only missing 3.4% of severe cases.
Ukrainian hospitals face loss of medical oxygen supplies
Medical oxygen supplies are "dangerously low" across Ukrainian hospitals, with transport routes limited due to Russian violence.
Why forests are good for you: Food security and nutrition in Latin America
Debbie Pierce and Winy Vasquez examine the important role forests have played in food security during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Digital finance haunted by traditional inequalities in Global South
While digital finance seems to be the way of the future, access to mobile phones may amplify economic disparities among women in the Global South.
Time to tackle the growing diabetes pandemic
Professor Andrew Boulton, President of the International Diabetes Federation, argues that now is the time to tackle the growing diabetes pandemic
The potential of collective intelligence to improve healthcare
Kathy Peach, Director at Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, discusses the potential to improve healthcare.
One in five people with ADHD have hoarding behaviour
People with ADHD are likely to adopt hoarding behaviours and mental addictions to items – potentially leading to a serious impact on their quality of life.
New clues for reproducing breast milk in baby formula
Frederique Lisacek from SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ponders if we are getting closer to reproducing breast milk in baby formula
ECMO shortages caused 90% of deaths of adults with COVID
Higher mortality has been found in patients with COVID-19 who did not receive ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) – despite many having no health complications.
Researchers find ‘Hotspot’ for highly infectious diseases
Research published in BMJ Global Health has found a hotspot for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in a regional corner of Africa.
Homicide and gun violence increased in US following the pandemic
Levels of drug market activity and increased police activity in US cities were strongly associated with higher in gun violence rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health disparities against minority ethnic groups could increase with AI
Though healthcare everywhere advocates for AI, health barriers are presented with minority ethnic groups – as bias can be exacerbated against minority ethnic groups in datasets.
Higher infection rates amongst politically authoritarian countries
The politics of COVID-19 is intertwined with infection rates, where researchers highlight the linear transmission rate in more authoritarian areas.
Healthcare-associated infections: Cleanliness goes hand in hand with safety
John Brill from Nilfisk outlines how strategic cleaning regimes can support the critical need to ensure healthcare environments provide the highest standards of cleanliness in the fight to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
Agricultural innovation & its challenges
David Green, Executive Director of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance, highlights agricultural innovation and its challenges, including how the USDA’s NIFA is supporting this policy area.
The Dream Warmer: Effective & safe treatment for neonatal hypothermia
Dr Anne Hansen, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, exposes neonatal hypothermia as a silent killer and discusses what can be done to prevent the condition.
Almost 40% of FTSE 100 board positions held by women
Becoming second worldwide in women’s representation rankings, the UK has climbed up the FTSE 100 index - from only 12.5% of women on boards, to just under 40%.
