Goats and Soda : NPR
Pastor Billiance Chondwe has known 9-year-old Diana Lungu since she was born. He helped her mother through a…
IT services firm UST sells healthcare arm to Bain Capital
Credit: 123RF.com California-headquartered IT services firm UST has agreed to sell its healthcare management solutions unit, UST HealthProof,…
Patient groups cheer as the WHO adds diabetes and cystic fibrosis drugs to its essential medicines list
For the first time, the World Health Organization has added various high-cost treatments for diabetes and cystic fibrosis…
WHO chief says mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health…
Food industry lobbying is leading Labour to drop public health plans, experts say | Health
Labour has scrapped ambitious plans to tackle Britain’s growing toll of lifestyle-related illness after lobbying by food and…
Loneliness linked to worse health and higher medical costs, study finds
Published on 04/09/2025 – 6:00 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Loneliness is a common problem – and it’s expensive to health…
This Simple Activity Prevents Chronic Back Pain
A large-scale study has found that daily walking can significantly reduce the risk of chronic lower back problems.…
Aussies divided as authorities respond to AI trend in healthcare: ‘Poses some problems’
Doctors are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to take notes for them during patient consultations, and while there…
Chinese robotics firms target ‘silver economy’ with elderly-care robots
A senior resident interacts with “Xia Lan,” a humanoid robot, at Shenzhen Nursing Home in Shenzhen, south China’s…
With charms to soothe savage back pain — Harvard Gazette
Playwright William Congreve wrote in the Restoration period that music “hath charms to soothe a savage breast.” And,…
WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children, 10th list
Overview Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of a population. They are selected…
Senior doctors’ union refuses arbitration, accuses Health Minister of illegally interfering in bargaining process
Health Minister Simeon Brown. Photo: RNZ / Reece Baker Senior doctors are accusing the Health Minister of “illegal…