The WHO has blamed four major industries - tobacco, ultra-processed foods (UPF), fossil fuels and alcohol - for 2.7 million annual deaths in Europe, accusing them of obstructing public policies that could harm their profits.
The position paper, prepared on behalf of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Vitamin D Working Group, summarizes the problem of vitamin D deficiency and public health approaches to its prevention globally.
The combined approach, in which AI helps radiologists highlight mammograms with flagged lesions, is believed to reduce the workload of radiologists while maintaining screening sensitivity.
The FDA has approved the world's first mRNA-1345 vaccine (mRESVIA) against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for people aged 60 and older to protect against lower respiratory disease pathways.
Psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease. It presents with both joint-related symptoms and non-articular symptoms and manifestations, which can vary between individuals.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the continent's first vaccine against the Chikungunya virus, warning that climate change could fuel the spread of the disease diseases.
More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities have called on US pharmaceutical company Gilead to allow the production of cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug.
A recent study published in The Lancet estimates relative health risks, exposure levels, and disease burden in the 2021 Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) study.
