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Despite huge progress in reducing child mortality since 2000, 4.9 million children died of preventable causes in 2024
A new study found GLP-1 drugs were associated with 50% fewer substance-related deaths, 39% fewer drug overdoses, and 26% fewer drug-related hospitalizations
President Donald Trump took executive action on Thursday to create the White House Great American Recovery Initiative in order to better coordinate the country’s national response to addiction. “Many of those with me today have personally known the heartache of a loved one taken by drug or alcohol addiction,” Trump told reporters in the Oval […]
Scientists discover a gene capable of breaking down carbapenems, a class of powerful antibiotics seen as a drug of last resort
There will be an initial tranche of support of S$100 million to help defray the cost of the higher salaries for community care organisation staff members, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung
Ability to make ends meet by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age
An inquest concludes that "it is likely that repetitive head impacts, sustained by heading the ball while playing football, contributed to the CTE" which was a factor in the former Scotland footballer's death
Lisa Jacobs used psychedelics to handle her end of life care
Just 64.3 per cent of five-year-olds in Enfield had received both doses of the MMR vaccine in 2024/25 – one of the lowest rates in the country
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said he believes “everything should be over the counter” unless a drug is unsafe, addictive or requires monitoring
The Lancet Commission on a Citizen-Centred Health System for India presents a timely and comprehensive assessment of India's health system.1 Although noting India's progress in reducing infant and maternal mortality and increasing life expectancy, the report also highlights persistent gaps in health-care delivery, and identifies that the main challenges are fragmented governance, poorly coordinated delivery, and a system organised around facilities rather than patients. The Commission's equal emphasis on equity and efficiency is also crucial