Cancer death rates in the United States continued to fall for both men and women between 2019 and 2023. According to the 2026 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, this decline has lasted for more than two years.
The European Commission has announced an additional €500 million for Horizon Europe, the European Union’s flagship research and innovation programme, for 2026 and 2027.
Zisis Kozlakidis and Cyrine Badji from the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer explore how health system resilience depends on equitable access to care, examining how geographic, socioeconomic and institutional barriers affect services.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidance to help governments and event organisers prevent and manage heat-related illness at large gatherings, including sporting, religious and cultural events.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans for a new National Care Service that would provide free personal care to older people based on need, not ability to pay.
Tomer Feffer examines the burden of cardiovascular disease in the UK and why NHS reform must improve diagnosis and access for patients with HFpEF and ATTR-CM.
While interventions for HIV are promising, their implementation must coincide with efforts to make HIV-related care equitable and accessible. Superintendent Pharmacist Abbas Kanani explores common barriers to care and the value of community participatory research.
Absolute EPM discusses the importance of understanding the differences between Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in order to avoid pitfalls in digital transformation projects.
World leaders have renewed their commitment to protecting against future pandemics. They came together to call for stronger international cooperation, investment, and preparedness at a high-level United Nations meeting in New York.
NHS England is increasingly turning to technology to achieve its productivity targets. Yet as the digital load increases at healthcare facilities – with connected devices, EPRs, AI, automation and more – there’s one core technical pillar that often gets overlooked: the network.
Rufat Efendiyev, Founder and Director, International Platform for Sport Ethics & Integrity (IPSEI), sheds light on how sport integrity needs a common architecture, specifically connecting clean, fair and safe sport through Good Governance.
Scotland is expanding its role in the UK’s life sciences sector through increased investment in clinical research, stronger NHS partnerships and wider access to trials for patients.
Birgit Beger, CEO of the European Heart Network, discusses the EU's implementation of the Safe Hearts Plan, emphasising the need to strengthen equitable access to care and the importance of measuring and monitoring these efforts.
