EU gov’t and public health sites l...
A study of tracking cookies running on government and public sector health websites in the European Union has found commercial adtech to be operating pervasively even in what should be core not-for-pr
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EU gov’t and public health sites l...
A study of tracking cookies running on government and public sector health websites in the European Union has found commercial adtech to be operating pervasively even in what should be core not-for-pr
WHO condemns violence against health wor...
BAGHDAD, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemned Tuesday violent attacks against health workers in Iraq, calling on the Iraqi authorities to ensure safety of health
Chinese teen idol spotlights health prom...
Chinese singer Yi Yangqianxi on Monday shared his vision of promoting health among young people, citing his experiences working with the World Health Organization (WHO). At the Asia and Pacific sess
Beijing tackles child obesity, short-sig...
BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Beijing health authorities have rolled out policies to tackle child obesity, myopia and psychosocial problems. Beijing will create a database for children's eye health,
WHO celebrates World Health Day in Rabat
RABAT, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrated the World Health Day in the Moroccan capital Rabat on Monday.Held under the theme "Primary health care: a path towards univer
Measles outbreak rises in Myanmar with 1...
YANGON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The increasing measles outbreak has infected about 1,300 people with one death across Myanmar as of mid-February this year, an official from the Public Health Department t
Unmind scores £3M investment for its wor...
Unmind, a U.K.-based startup that offers a mental health platform for the workplace, has raised £3 million in new funding. The round is led by London-based venture capital firm Felix Capital, with co-
GCC health officials meet in Kuwait to d...
KUWAIT CITY, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The First Conference of the Gulf Health Council started on Tuesday in Kuwait City, capital of Kuwait, with participation of health officials of Kuwait and other membe
Where are we now in gene therapy treatme...
Using a treatment targeting age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Janet Osborne has become the first women in the world to have gene therapy which aims to stop blindness, according to the BBC. AMD
20 measles cases are confirmed in New Ze...
Twenty measles cases have been confirmed in New Zealand's Canterbury district, and thousands of vaccines are being delivered to the health centers there as health officials warned that the number is
Chinese scientists design heartbeat-powe...
Chinese scientists have designed an integrated strategy for directly powering a cardiac pacemaker with the natural energy of a heartbeat. A cardiac pacemaker is one of the most common implantable med
HPV Awareness Day: The virus in focus
Cervical cancer, anal cancer, vulvar cancer, and vaginal cancer are just a few of the diseases commonly associated with the human papillomavirus, or HPV. A nightmare for most women around the world,