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850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Majority of tobacco giants failing to advance harm reduction

Majority of tobacco giants failing to advance harm reduction

28 Sep 2020

Walmart to trial drone deliveries of health and wellness products

Walmart to trial drone deliveries of health and wellness products

14 Sep 2020

IATA: Governments to reconsider air travel quarantine measures

14 May 2020

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Simon Evans 27 Mar 2020

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

26 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Nader Habibi 25 Mar 2020

How wearables are transforming healthcare

Andy McBain, 23 Mar 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

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Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

Ilan Noy 30 Jan 2020

China in lockdown. EPA

Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

Zheng Wang 27 Jan 2020

New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

Nicholas Wood, Alexis Pillsbury and Jean Li-Kim-Moy 28 Jun 2019

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US broadcaster faces $13.3m fine for airing undisclosed paid ads

22 Dec 2017

Nine healthcare marketing mistakes to avoid

Nine healthcare marketing mistakes to avoid

Pranjali Singh 10 Aug 2017

Rugged computers a game-changer in critical field rescue situations

Rugged computers a game-changer in critical field rescue situations

Jerker Hellström 2 Jul 2015

US bans 'unsafe' trans fats in food

US bans 'unsafe' trans fats in food

18 Jun 2015

Good quality medical transcription is achievable

Good quality medical transcription is achievable

Ritesh Sanghani 5 May 2015

Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

12 Mar 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

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850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Majority of tobacco giants failing to advance harm reduction

Majority of tobacco giants failing to advance harm reduction

28 Sep 2020

Walmart to trial drone deliveries of health and wellness products

Walmart to trial drone deliveries of health and wellness products

14 Sep 2020

IATA: Governments to reconsider air travel quarantine measures

14 May 2020

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Coronavirus: Recognising illegal wildlife trade as a public health issue

Simon Evans 27 Mar 2020

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

[WATCH] Bill Gates on testing and self-isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic

26 Mar 2020

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough - there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

Nader Habibi 25 Mar 2020

How wearables are transforming healthcare

Andy McBain, 23 Mar 2020

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

New report presses for radical rethink on child health

20 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Fear spreads easily. That's what gives the Wuhan coronavirus economic impact

Ilan Noy 30 Jan 2020

China in lockdown. EPA

Coronavirus does not look like a 'black swan' event - here are some reasons to be cautiously optimistic

Zheng Wang 27 Jan 2020

New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected

Amy Slogrove & Kathleen M Powis 13 Jan 2020

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

To protect us all, babies travelling overseas may need the measles shot at 6 months instead of 12

Nicholas Wood, Alexis Pillsbury and Jean Li-Kim-Moy 28 Jun 2019

Wavebreak Media Ltd © .

US broadcaster faces $13.3m fine for airing undisclosed paid ads

22 Dec 2017

Nine healthcare marketing mistakes to avoid

Nine healthcare marketing mistakes to avoid

Pranjali Singh 10 Aug 2017

Rugged computers a game-changer in critical field rescue situations

Rugged computers a game-changer in critical field rescue situations

Jerker Hellström 2 Jul 2015

US bans 'unsafe' trans fats in food

US bans 'unsafe' trans fats in food

18 Jun 2015

Good quality medical transcription is achievable

Good quality medical transcription is achievable

Ritesh Sanghani 5 May 2015

Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

12 Mar 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

Video shows blind mother seeing baby for first time

Video shows blind mother seeing baby for first time

27 Jan 2015

Global Awards World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising: 2014 Award Winners

Global Awards World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising: 2014 Award Winners

18 Nov 2014

US village is cell phone free and loving it

US village is cell phone free and loving it

17 Nov 2014

IBM offers analytics platform for Ebola fight

IBM offers analytics platform for Ebola fight

28 Oct 2014

Global Awards 2014 shortlist: World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising

Global Awards 2014 shortlist: World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising

27 Oct 2014

Vivek Wadhwa, a Research Fellow at Stanford University says that technology has the ability to examine problems from all different sides, virtually simultaneously making it useful in efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus. Image:

Big data used as tool to track Ebola

27 Oct 2014

Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa got stuck in a chimney after she allegedly tried to break into a house of a man she met online. Image:

Woman stuck in chimney after online dating goes sour

22 Oct 2014

Facebook has unveiled new software, based on the location of the device, that asks for a status update and allows the user to click a button with a message saying "I'm safe" or similar and send it to all their friends and family. Image:

Facebook offers 'safety check' for disaster areas

20 Oct 2014

Newly-wed Brittany Maynard, 29, is not planning her own death after she was diagnosed with brain cancer. She has moved to Oregon that has a right-to-die law and plans to die on 1 November, before having to endure immense pain and the loss of dignity. Image:

Newly-wed with cancer plans her own death

13 Oct 2014

Harvard's David Weinberger believes that superfast internet speeds will improve everything from education to long-distance medicine. Image: Wikipedia

Ultra-fast internet connections coming

10 Oct 2014

Google's Larry Page has confirmed that its Calico initiative for health and anti-ageing is going ahead and will provide guidance and advice on living longer. Image:

Google sets up anti-ageing platform

13 Aug 2014

Google will spend $250m over five years to prevent the illegal sale of medicines in the US from Canadian companies using its AdWords platform. Image:

Google sets $250m aside to stop illegal online pharmacies

11 Aug 2014

Dartmouth University's Jay Hull warns that video game players may become what they are pretending to be. Image:

Violent video games linked to risk of crime, alcohol abuse

5 Aug 2014

Keith McCarty, Founder of Eaze delivers dagga to a patient's doorstep typically within ten minutes of receiving the order. The dagga is for medicinal purposes and legal in many US states. Image: Twitter

App provides prompt delivery of dagga order

31 Jul 2014

Amy Abernethy of Duke Medicine says people need to depend less on doctors and take more control of their own health issues. Image: Duke University

Mobile technology reshapes healthcare sector

29 Jul 2014

Researcher Russell Clayton says there is no doubt that extensive use of social networks is damaging to relationships. Image:

Extensive use of Twitter bad for marriages

7 Jul 2014

Gay men who use smartphone apps to hook up with others are at a greater risk of contracting infections. Image:

Phone app for gays linked to disease risk

17 Jun 2014

Allergan's David Pyott, back by shareholders, has again rejected Valeant Pharmaceutical's bid to buy the company. Image:

Valeant's higher offer rejected by Allergan again

11 Jun 2014

Simband, Samsung's latest health device works in tandem with SAMI, an open source platform that stores data from the body digitally to better understand health issues. Image:

Samsung unveils new digital health platform

30 May 2014

E-cigarettes are to be regulated in the US with free samples being banned at concerts and other events according to regulator Kathleen Sebelius. Image: Wikipedia

E-cigarettes to be regulated in US

25 Apr 2014