Children exposed to air pollution, such as wildfire smoke and car exhaust, for as little as one day may be doomed to higher rates of
Dementia is a syndrome – usually of a chronic or progressive nature – in which there is deterioration in cognitive function (i.e. the ability to
Australia remains on track and begins rolling out the COVID-19 Vaccination Program starting today, February 22, 2021. Initial doses of vaccines will go to: aged
Elizabeth and Bruce Dunlevie have made an $80 million gift to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and the Stanford University School of Medicine to launch a bold new clinical
Taeniasis is an intestinal infection caused by T. solium tapeworm and occurs when humans eat raw or undercooked, infected pork. A three-year pilot project for
A suite of tools to help countries improve diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer is being released by the World Health Organization, on International Childhood
As we all go through our journey of life, at some stage we may be faced with a terminal health diagnosis. Family, friends, colleagues, health
Nearly 2.3 million children under the age of five in Yemen are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations agencies warned.
The importance of integrating mental health into preparedness and response plans for public health emergencies was emphasized by WHO Member States at the WHO Executive
A new model of disease spread describes how competing economic and health incentives influence social contact – and vice versa. The result is a complex
Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for bat-borne coronaviruses, by driving growth of forest habitat favoured by