Healthcare
UK overhauling approach to preventing mental illness
Every new teacher will be trained in how to spot the signs of mental health issues, under a new prevention plan unveiled…
Campaign launched in the UK to tackle stigma of feeling alone
As Loneliness Awareness Week began today in the UK, a new campaign launched by Loneliness Minister Mims Davies is helping to tackle…
Americans urged to get MMR vaccine in wake of “record-breaking” European measles outbreak
The American Academy of Pediatrics medical journal on Monday recommended to all U.S. citizens " to take all the recommended vaccinations, including…
The WHO gives recognition to work burnout as a syndrome linked to chronic work stress
The World Health Organization is about to embark on the development of evidence-based guidelines on mental well-being in the workplace. People work…
WHO considering declaring a global health emergency because of Ebola in Uganda and Congo
Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief, in comments to the Associated Press (AP) , said that it was a…
Study finds white meat is no better than red meat against high blood cholesterol
A study by doctors at the University of California, San Francisco, found that that white meat is no better than red meat…
Two more Ebola cases diagnosed in Uganda as child dies from disease
The year-old Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now spreading to neighboring countries, as a five-year-old boy in Uganda…
Ebola case confirmed in Uganda
Uganda’s health ministry says a patient has tested positive for Ebola in what is the first cross-border case of the deadly virus…
Swiss nursery schools now rejecting unvaccinated children
A Swiss childcare group has decided to turn down applicants not vaccinated against measles and whooping cough. The “Bubble Bees” organisation, which…
German nurse sentenced to life for murdering 85 patients
Niels Högel, a former nurse, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 85 more people while on duty in…
Successful trials for AstraZeneca’s blood cancer drug continue
AstraZeneca Plc announced its blood cancer drug met the primary endpoint of a final stage trial, the second success for the treatment…
Italian military doctors to fill in for lack of civilian hospital staff
Italian military doctors have been drafted into hospitals in the southern Molise region to cope with a shortfall of civilian hospital staff.…