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…
Cracking Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer
World Cancer Research Day Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and while new therapies are helping…
Understanding and Combating Alzheimer’s Disease
World Alzheimer’s Day Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and a leading cause of death in the…
Duke-NUS and collaborators shape global roadmap to reduce anaemia
Better data, smarter treatment plans and more realistic targets are needed to tackle anaemia, which affects nearly two billion people…
First Aid: A Human Right for Disaster and Conflict Victims
World First Aid Day World First Aid Day 2025, observed on 13 September, underscores the universal right to health, dignity,…