Coronavirus: why aren’t death rates rising with case numbers?

Sep 10, 2020 09:02 am UTC| Health

It is a conundrum. For much of the past two months, many people have been convinced that mortality associated with COVID-19 would rise as the number of people testing positive with the disease increased. But this has not...

Medical research is broken: here's how we can fix it

Sep 09, 2020 13:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Every year, around US$200 billion (150 billion) is spent globally on health research. Meanwhile, millions of people volunteer their time to be participants in health studies. Despite all the resources that go into creating...

Cancer cure: Study reveals honeybee effectively kills breast cancer cells

Sep 04, 2020 09:05 am UTC| Health

The search for cancer cure continues and one study reveals great news regarding breast cancer. The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research discovered that venom from honeybee can kill aggressive breast cancer cells...

COVID-19 cure: Scientists look to develop cure derived from llama antibodies

Sep 02, 2020 11:36 am UTC| Science Health

While there is no definitive cure for COVID-19 yet, scientists are leaving no stone unturned in the hopes of being able to formulate a possible treatment for the coronavirus. Recently, scientists saw that the antibodies...

HIV/AIDS Cure: FDA approved human trials as a woman reportedly cured without treatment

Aug 31, 2020 10:56 am UTC| Health

Many people are hoping that the HIV/AIDS cure would finally be found. In the field of medicine, doctors and scientists never stopped working on finding the elusive treatment that will heal patients completely but nobody...

Media reporting on mental illness, violence and crime needs to change

Aug 26, 2020 11:33 am UTC| Health

The media is a key source of information about mental illness for the public, and research shows media coverage can influence public attitudes and perceptions of mental ill-health. But when it comes to complex mental...

India is key for global access to a COVID-19 vaccine – here's why

Aug 26, 2020 11:22 am UTC| Health

The great COVID-19 vaccine race is on. Pharmaceutical companies around the world are going head to head, while governments scramble to get priority access to the most promising candidates. But a richest-takes-all...