Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently.
Tag: Medicine and Health
A Week of Chaos Pushes Lebanon’s Doctors to the Limit
Exploding wireless devices maimed thousands. An Israeli airstrike on Friday flattened two buildings. Many doctors, exhausted, wonder how the country will cope if violence continues.
How Dangerous Is PFAS in Food?
There’s a growing understanding of the health threats of PFAS chemicals in what we eat and drink.
Did PFAS From Sewage Sludge Poison a Family Farm?
Pastures were fertilized with toxic sewage decades ago. Nobody knew, until the cows’ milk was tested.
W.H.O. Authorizes Mpox Vaccine, Clearing Way for Use in Africa
The decision is a crucial step in getting shots to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of the outbreak.
U.K.’s Revered NHS Is in Deep Trouble, Darzi Report Finds
A government-commissioned review into the National Health Service laid bare the challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces after years of underinvestment.
The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio
In 2016, the global health authorities removed a type of poliovirus from the oral vaccine. The virus caused a growing number of outbreaks and has now arrived in Gaza.
Nurses Win a Bigger Role as Doctors Strike in South Korea
As hospitals struggle from a monthslong walkout, nurses have picked up some of the slack. A new law gives them more responsibilities and, they say, greater recognition.
How Much Screen Time Should Toddlers Have? None, Sweden Says.
Children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any screens, Swedish public health authorities said, part of a growing effort to limit phone use by youngsters.
India’s Doctors Are Overworked and Feeling Unsafe
Grueling shifts, abuse from the public and subpar security are nothing new to medical workers in India, where a ghastly killing has put a spotlight on their plight.