Health

Roundup: New online mental health, addiction support portal goes live in NZ and more briefs

Roundup: New online mental health, addiction support portal goes live in NZ and more briefs

Roundup: New online mental health, addiction support portal goes live in NZ and more briefs

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

Also, pregnancy monitoring startup Kali Healthcare has secured pre-seed funding to enter into clinical...

Digital health could get a reset following Silicon Valley Bank failure

Digital health could get a reset following Silicon Valley Bank failure

Digital health could get a reset following Silicon Valley Bank failure

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

Roughly $80 billion in healthcare deposits and investments are in question following California’s shutdown...

Health industry groups to assist Medicaid enrollees losing coverage

Health industry groups to assist Medicaid enrollees losing coverage

Health industry groups to assist Medicaid enrollees losing coverage

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

AHIP, the Federation of American Hospitals and others team up to ease transitions for...

Killing Even Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: A New Infection-Fighting Wound Spray

Killing Even Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: A New Infection-Fighting Wound Spray

Killing Even Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: A New Infection-Fighting Wound Spray

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed antibiotic resistance as a top ten global...

PAHO calls for the participation of women in digital transformation to improve health and equality

PAHO calls for the participation of women in digital transformation to improve health and equality

PAHO calls for the participation of women in digital transformation to improve health and equality

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

PAHO calls for the participation of women in digital transformation to improve health and...

Africa: Next Ebola Outbreak ‘Not a Matter of If, but When’

Africa: Next Ebola Outbreak ‘Not a Matter of If, but When’

Africa: Next Ebola Outbreak ‘Not a Matter of If, but When’

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

IPS] Kampala And Mubende — It is two months since the World Health Organization...

Reckitt and HIEx launch WiNFUND: New fund mints NFT collection to accelerate Africa’s women-led start-ups tackling health challenges

Reckitt and HIEx launch WiNFUND: New fund mints NFT collection to accelerate Africa’s women-led start-ups tackling health challenges

Reckitt and HIEx launch WiNFUND: New fund mints NFT collection to accelerate Africa’s women-led start-ups tackling health challenges

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

Multinational consumer goods company, Reckitt, has announced the public launch of its purely non-profit...

Study finds ozone pollution linked to increased heart disease

Study finds ozone pollution linked to increased heart disease

Study finds ozone pollution linked to increased heart disease

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

OZONE air pollution is linked to a higher rate of hospitalisations for heart diseases,...

Khloé Kardashian recalls being ‘obsessive’ about weight: ‘The scale Fs with you’

Khloé Kardashian recalls being ‘obsessive’ about weight: ‘The scale Fs with you’

Khloé Kardashian recalls being ‘obsessive’ about weight: ‘The scale Fs with you’

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

I don’t even look at a scale anymore. I think it’s really unhealthy. I...

No meat March: how to ease into a meatless diet this month

No meat March: how to ease into a meatless diet this month

No meat March: how to ease into a meatless diet this month

Jonathan Jeriah March 12, 2023

We examine ways for easing into a meatless diet while maintaining a healthy lifestyle...