The World Health Organisation is calling for an end to the stigmatization of depression and other mental illnesses on World Mental Health Day (10 October). It is estimated that 350 million… Read more »
For intermediaries and employee benefits consultants (EBCs) in the UK 2012 has continued to be a tough year. While there is the possibility of growth in the UK corporate healthcare… Read more »
ALC Health, an international private health insurer has launched a new online member service. The service is available to all policyholders whose cover started on or after 1 December 2011…. Read more »
According to new report, there will be more pensioners around the world than children by 2050. This will present major challenges, not only to healthcare systems, but also to the workforce,… Read more »
Zurich has become the second major insurance provider to announce the date it will switch to gender neutral pricing. The EU gender directive, which will prevent insurers pricing products according… Read more »
New studies reveal for the first time the true economic and human costs of caring for cancer patients in Europe. Cancers cost the EU €124 billion each year with lung cancer… Read more »
When living abroad going to the cinema is a good way to practice your listening skills in a new language. It is also a great way to entertain the children… Read more »
Increasing numbers of developing countries in Africa and Asia are introducing their own versions of universal health care. In the early 20th century two models of universal health care emerged… Read more »
According to experts, almost a third of European city dwellers are exposed to excessive concentrations of airborne particulate matter (PM). PM is especially dangerous to human health as it affects the… Read more »
The number of people dying of cancer will fall dramatically over the next 20 years, according to Cancer Research UK. The statistics, published by the UK charity, show death rates are… Read more »