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New research to tackle Covid's impact on mental health receives £2 million boost

The FINANCIAL -- Six new projects worth a total of £2 million will give a much-needed boost in support for research investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental ...

Cancer-detection company GRAIL files to go public

The FINANCIAL -- GRAIL, a healthcare company yesterday, on September 9 announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a ...

U.K. Rolls Out PRINCIPLE Trial to Evaluate Potential COVID-19 Treatments in the Community

The FINANCIAL -- Researchers at the University of Oxford are rolling out a U.K. trial to assess whether low-risk treatment in the community can help to reduce symptoms of COVID-19 in older patients, ...

Study Suggests Starting Some Type of Colorectal Cancer Screening at Age 40 May Be Cost-Effective

The FINANCIAL – It’s common practice in the United States for adults to begin some form of routine screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 50. However, a new study directed by physicians ...

Pharma giant moves to settle 32,000 US cases for over £1billion

The FINANCIAL -- Women affected more likely to suffer from chronic pain and other serious side effects, often forcing them into hysterectomies. Lawyers representing international sufferers of ...

BREAKING NEWS: FDA Approves Rucaparib For Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer

The FINANCIAL -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved rucaparib, a new medication to treat some patients with advanced prostate cancer. "PCF science is proud to have been involved ...

New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives

The FINANCIAL -- As we mark World TB Day 2020, the disease remains the world’s top infectious killer. In 2018, 10 million people fell ill with TB worldwide and 1.5 million people lost their lives ...

Dr Thomson Mpinganjira Supports Two Important Malawian Causes

FDH Bank, the financial institution founded by Dr Thomson Mpinganjira, recently pledged MK15 million to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Malamulo Adventist Hospital, ...

IRENA and ESCAP Step Up Joint Efforts to Support Asia-Pacific's Crisis Response

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will work together to improve access to sustainable energy, ...

Low-Income, Hourly and Contract Workers are Most Likely to Worry About Lost Income

The FINANCIAL -- In the midst of a sweeping national health and economic crisis sparked by the novel coronavirus pandemic, a new KFF coronavirus poll finds two thirds of the public (67%) say they are ...

Two New Treatments Approved For Advanced Prostate Cancer

This has been a truly historic week, with two new treatment options receiving FDA approval for men with advanced prostate ...

Allergan Aesthetics acquires Luminera dermal filler business

The FINANCIAL -- Today Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company (NYSE: ABBV), announced that it has entered into an agreement with Luminera, a privately held, aesthetics company based in Israel with ...

WHO: one stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds

The FINANCIAL -- Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank ...

85 % of people say that work-related mental health issues affect their home life

The FINANCIAL -- 2020 has been the most stressful year in history for the global workforce and people want robots to help, according to a new study by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence, an HR ...

Coronavirus may lead to additional £21.1bn to wellness-related businesses

The FINANCIAL -- New research from Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that Covid-19 could lead to £21.1bn in additional wellness-related business revenue across the UK hospitality and leisure ...

7 Strange Things Stress Can Do to Your Body

The FINANCIAL -- For some, stress feels like your heart is about to explode out of your chest. For others, stress pops up on your skin as a rash or you notice your hair falling out more than usual. ...

Giving mothers' excrements to C-section babies may help them develop healthy gut flora

The FINANCIAL -- A new study conducted by a research group from the Pediatric Research Center suggests that feeding C-section newborns with their mothers' excrements helps theme restore gut ...

War on Pornhub

The FINANCIAL -- Pornhub has been partnering with various companies in the recent months, and this time the adult entertainment site has decided to work with the designers from Namilia for the ...

Efforts to control tobacco undermined by conflict-of-interest among policymakers, new research reveals

The FINANCIAL -- New research published by Daniel Malan, Assistant Professor of Business Ethics at Trinity Business School, identifies inherent conflicts of interest with many of the countries ...

Alcohol industry funded organisations undermining health information through ‘dark nudge’ and ‘sludge’

The FINANCIAL -- Alcohol industry corporate social responsibility (AI-CSR) bodies are promoting mixed messages about alcohol harms and undermining scientific evidence by using consumers’ cognitive ...

Scientists discover what happens in our brains when guessing

The FINANCIAL -- Researchers have identified how cells in our brains work together to join up memories of separate experiences, allowing us to make educated guesses in everyday life. By studying ...

Work-related stress and how to tackle it

Employers have a legal duty to protect employees from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on ...

The Czech Government to provide EUR 371 000 for Georgia's fight with COVID-19

The Czech Development Agency continues to support Georgian healthcare system by launching new instrument "Tied Financial Donation". The first beneficiaries in Georgia are state Republican hospitals ...

Smile A Little Brighter With These Advances In Dental Technology

It’s estimated that roughly 90% of the population needs some form of dental treatment. There are a lot of people who are experiencing not only tooth loss and gum disease but also aesthetic issues ...

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