Authorities and employers should protect the health of workers who are exposed to extreme heat, according to a report by the United Nations. The UN warns that high temperatures are endangering people worldwide with serious health risks.
Scientists at King's College London have unveiled a dental treatment that uses keratin to repair damaged tooth enamel.
Scientists in Sydney have identified how inactivation of a stress-response pathway enables estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells to resist treatment, a finding that could help doctors predict therapy outcomes and tailor treatment.
A new analysis of previous studies has found that women seeking in vitro fertilization might improve their odds of becoming pregnant if they lose weight.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A scientist in the US revealed the pioneering device which works alongside artificial intelligence to monitor the body's vital signs and alert in case of danger.
Dubai has launched its first-ever 'Mallathon,' a month-long event turning shopping centres into indoor running tracks to offer residents a safe way to exercise during peak summer heat, that started 1 August.
Tech giant Google has announced a $1 billion investment to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) education and research at universities across the United States.
What shapes human nature? Why do some people act with compassion while others turn cruel? For centuries, thinkers — from philosophers and playwrights to theologians and psychologists — have grappled with these timeless questions, searching for what lies at the heart of good and evil.
A new skin cancer drug has been developed using a genetically engineered virus that targets and replicates only cancer cells. That's according to public broadcaster NHK who said that researchers in Japan found that 77.8% of those tested, improved.
Adults are inhaling around 68,000 microplastic particles each day, researchers warn, over 100 times previous estimates.
Americans will soon be able to access and share their medical records through a new “digital health tech ecosystem”, unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump in partnership with more than 60 major technology companies.
As climate change triggers record-breaking heatwaves, wildfires, and floods across the globe, experts are warning of a deepening and underreported crisis: the growing toll on mental health.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed deep flaws in how the world prepares for and responds to global health threats. From overwhelmed hospitals to fragmented international coordination, the crisis revealed that preparedness goes beyond stockpiles. It requires trust, transparency, and global cooperation.
Honduras has brought back mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and a new variant surge nationwide.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the world could be on the brink of another chikungunya epidemic, similar to the 2005 outbreak, unless swift measures are implemented to control its spread.
Every Sunday evening at Chicago’s North Avenue Beach, the sound of collective shouting echoes across Lake Michigan – not from protestors, but from Scream Club Chicago, a group gathering to relieve stress by screaming into the open air.
A major study warns that antibiotic-resistant superbugs could kill millions each year while shrinking the global economy by almost $2 trillion annually by 2050, a crisis driven in part by international aid cuts that undermine resistance efforts.
The United States has rejected a global pandemic treaty adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO), saying it threatens national sovereignty and lacks clear language.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday that Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna, who currently oversees European and Euro-Atlantic integration, has been appointed as Ukraine’s next ambassador to the United States.
