Health workers think COVID, flu vaccines safe and effective, but many remain hesitant, global survey shows
A survey of more than 7,700 healthcare workers (HCWs) in 12 countries in 2022 and 2023 finds that respondents agreed ...
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Global study shows depressive disorders not getting adequate treatment
The proportion of people with major depressive disorder receiving minimally adequate treatment by country, 2021. Credit: The Lancet Psychiatry (2024). ...
Over 800 million adults living with diabetes with more than half not receiving treatment, global study suggests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the ...
WHO report shows global tuberculosis cases are rising
Tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise and has once again overtaken COVID-19 as the world's leading infectious disease killer, according ...
New report projects toll of antimicrobial resistance on food security, global economy
A new report from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) illustrates the devastating impact that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could have ...
‘You feel omnipresent’: bringing city care to India’s country hospitals | Global development
Whenever an ambulance arrived with a critically ill patient, Dr R Mubarak’s heart would sink. His small country hospital in ...
Significant global cardiovascular risk linked to high lipoprotein(a) levels
Review in The Lancet finds that one in five globally are at risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases, because they carry ...
$14.5 trillion burden on global economy by 2050
As the world's population ages, Alzheimer's and dementia are set to create a staggering $14.5 trillion economic crisis, with informal ...
African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west | Global development
None of the African countries affected by the outbreak of a new variant of mpox have received any of the ...
Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected—it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be ...
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