Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: The discovery of lithium’s essential role in Alzheimer’s opens a hopeful avenue for treating the disease. Global Health: The famines in Gaza and other conflict areas are a moral failure. This includes Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, and Yemen. International Health Policy: Trump threatens pharmaceutical […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: Smart antibiotics: Can AI end antimicrobial resistance? Global health: Liver cancer will double by 2050, according to The Lancet. International health policy: Trump asks pharmaceutical companies to lower prices by the end of September. The Biden administration’s gradualist and well-designed policy is replaced by […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: The universal cancer vaccine, from hope to a promising reality. Global health: The impact of the famine in Gaza: a painful death today and a curse for generations to come. International health policy: The US Republicans made cuts to Medicaid; will it […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: A revolution in medicine: a molecule produced by gut bacteria causes atherosclerosis. Global health: Western aid cuts are more deadly for Africa than COVID-19. International health policy: The significance of Trumpcare. The American population without health insurance will exceed 10%, reversing all the […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: Cancer vaccines and the important role of immunotherapy. Global health: Plastic pollution is increasing, requiring an ambitious UN Treaty to curb it. International health policy: Dentists fight RFK Jr. over fluoride. National health policy: Feijóo believes the main healthcare problem is the lack […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: The concept of the human exposome (all external interactions that increase the risk of disease) is being strengthened, compared to simple genetic screening. Global Health: USAID cuts threaten 14 million deaths by 2030, according to a study. International Health Policy: With a foreword […]
Summary The week’s most impactful health news stories were: Biomedicine: There are increasing cases of early-onset type 2 diabetes, before the age of 40. Global Health: Childhood vaccinations are stagnating in twenty wealthy countries, and serious diseases are resurfacing. International Health Policy: RFK Jr.’s approach to vaccines harms science, Americans, and the international community, […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: People with severe diabetes are cured in trials with new drugs. Global health: More than 13 million people in Africa may contract malaria due to cuts in American aid. International health policy: The British Parliament approves both the decriminalization of abortion and the […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: Mary-Claire King, discoverer of the breast cancer gene, Princess of Asturias Award for Science. Global Health: Dementia is deadly. The UN should take this issue more seriously. International Health Policy: A research crisis in the US would have consequences for all of humanity. […]
Summary The most impactful health news of the week were: Biomedicine: The FDA authorizes the first test to diagnose Alzheimer’s. Global Health: A new COVID variant is increasing infections. International Health Policy: Trump’s tax law, which Musk criticizes for not being aggressive enough, threatens to leave 10.8 million people without health coverage. National Health […]
