The gases used to knock out surgery patients are accumulating in Earth’s atmosphere, where they make a small contribution to climate change, report scientists who have detected the compounds as…
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University in Japan have provided a deeper insight over how brain is involved in the process of crucial decision…
David Harlow, JD MPH, Principal, The Harlow Group LLC David Harlow is Principal of The Harlow Group LLC, a health care law and consulting firm based in Boston, MA. He…
Eric Just, Health Catalyst Eric Just is vice president of technology at Salt Lake City-based Health Catalyst, a data warehousing and analytics company. Great variation exists in our healthcare system…
19 JANUARY 2015 ¦ GENEVA – Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and prevent the annual toll of 16…
Every year, roughly 5.8 million Indians die from heart and lung diseases, stroke, cancer and diabetes. In other words, 1 in 4 Indians risks dying from an NCD before they…
Health headlines have recently been dominated by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and humanitarian emergencies in many other countries. 2014 also saw major public health successes, and a clearer…
The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”1. The definition underlines the significance…
Despite the popular stereotypical image of the teenager spending a ridiculous amount of time in bed, a new study reports that teenagers are increasingly sleep deprived. Not getting enough sleep…
Health work is broadly defined to include not only technical skills and expertise directly responsible for creating and sustaining health but also the skills needed in support systems and the…
