World Breast Cancer Day: The Value of Early Detection
World Breast Cancer Day On the occasion of World Breast Cancer Day, we are reminded that this disease is the…
Every Second Counts When a Heart Stops
World Restart A Heart Day When a heart stops beating suddenly from non-traumatic causes, the actions of bystanders are critical.…
How AI Is Helping Doctors Read the Earliest Signs of Pregnancy
International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day October 15 marks International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, honoring grief that…
Invisible Wounds: Mental Health on the Front Lines of Humanitarian Crises
World Mental Health Day Humanitarian emergencies — whether precipitated by armed conflict, natural disaster, or sudden mass displacement — inflict…
High-tech and low-tech solutions for vision impairment
World Sight Day 350 million people worldwide live with severe vision impairment. In high income countries, vision impairment is usually…
Mental Health Drives Older Adults’ Transformative Impact
International Day of Older Persons This year’s UN International Day of Older Persons theme—“Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action:…
Health and Aging among Immigrants in Western Societies
Overwhelming evidence from The United States, Australia, and Canada, and to some extent, other western countries, suggests that voluntary immigrants…
The Link Between Air Pollution and Dementia
Air pollution has long been recognized as a driver of heart and lung disease. But a growing body of evidence…
“Think Health, Think Pharmacist”
In a world facing complex challenges, pharmacy without the pharmacist is a risk to health. From rising healthcare costs to…
Photodynamic activation: a convergence of imaging, priming and therapy
World Cancer Research Day Light activation of materials initiates thermal, photochemical, and/or radiative processes that can be harnessed for response-based…