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30 May 2018
Availability of the HPV vaccine is improving in China
Cervical cancer is a significant health concern that accounted for 239,000 deaths worldwide in 2015. While global incidence rates of cervical cancer are decreasing, it remains the most commonly diagnosed...
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23 May 2018
Online reviews reflect unfairly on healthcare providers
In an age of healthcare consumerism, where online reviews can make or break a business, GlobalData believes that healthcare providers should be concerned about their online reputation. A recent survey...
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21 May 2018
CDC warns of growing vector-borne disease threat
In a Vital Signs report published at the beginning of this month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned of the growing threat of vector-borne diseases in...
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16 May 2018
More than half of osteoporosis cases go undiagnosed
Osteoporosis has become a highly prevalent disease in the world today as the average lifespan has improved. Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors have also grown, contributing to the increasing rates...
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16 May 2018
Breast cancer screening in the UK: an administrative failure
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and the most common cancer in women worldwide, accounting for 16% of...
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14 May 2018
Resurgence of toxic caterpillars in the UK
A health warning has been issued by the Forestry Commission of Scotland and England over the recent invasion of toxic caterpillars known as the oak processionary moth (OPM).
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4 May 2018
A century after the 1918 flu pandemic, are we prepared for the next outbreak?
The influenza pandemic of 1918, also known as the Spanish flu, is the most severe influenza outbreak to be recorded in recent history.
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2 May 2018
Diminishing returns: tackling inefficiency in hospitals
“When you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all.” This is a thought that may increasingly rest on our...
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20 April 2018
With vaccine supply stretched thin, Brazil faces yellow fever outbreak
Brazil is experiencing a yellow fever epidemic in the face of a global vaccine shortage.
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18 April 2018
Anemia prevalence nears 40% in India
Anemia is a condition in which a person lacks sufficient healthy hemoglobin, the substance carrying oxygen in red blood cells.
