Amsterdam striving to reduce child obesity
We are used to hearing about how, in most places in the western world, child obesity rates are rapidly rising. In Amsterdam however, these numbers are falling thanks to their… Read more »
UK calorie consumption creeping upwards
Towards the end of 2017, a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found the UK to be the most obese country in western Europe. The UK… Read more »
Nigeria’s biggest outbreak of Lassa fever
You may have read about the disease that is currently spreading throughout Nigeria in last weeks health roundup. The outbreak of Lassa fever started in January and there is still… Read more »
Ticks could be the next global health threat
Over the last decade, diseases such as Ebola, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) have caused health scares across the world. The one thing that… Read more »
Soaring rates of measles in Europe
A measles epidemic has spread across Europe with the number of cases quadrupling over the past year. More than 20,000 people have been affected and 35 deaths have been recorded…. Read more »
New Zealand is planning for extreme heat effects of global warming
Increasingly high temperatures caused by global warming are becoming a major problem in New Zealand. The government is now looking to introduce plans like those in Australia to try and… Read more »
Is there a healthcare revolution on the horizon?
Despite living in the 21st century, many hospitals continue to depend on manual labour for many things that could be done more effectively and efficiently with technology. Emerging technologies, like… Read more »
Medical marijuana and its benefits
The use of medical marijuana has always been somewhat controversial. It is known to have many health benefits but the safety of it has always been questioned. However, in recent… Read more »
Medicine’s biggest mystery: How do general anaesthetics work?
Despite being one of the most common medical procedures used all over the world for the past 180 years, we have not been able to really understand how general anaesthetic… Read more »
Germany is stepping up to the global health stage
Despite being a global power, Germany has previously been lacking in terms of contribution to global health initiatives. However, over the past few years, Germany has stepped up and is… Read more »
