Health

News Hour: Cash incentives helped increase exercise levels at 6 months, but not enough to benefit health, and 90% of participants stopped using the devices once incentives stopped Regularly using an activity tracker (or pedometer) that...

News Hour: Psoriasis is a common, non-contagious, autoimmune disease that affects up to 3% of the world’s population.Novartis presented new findings from the largest global survey to date of people with psoriasis, showing many do not...

News Hour: A college in the Atlantic Canadian province of New Brunswick plans to institute a program on marijuana cultivation so that students can be trained to work at local companies that produce the drug, a...

News Hour: Children who do not meet their developmental potential may forfeit up to a quarter of adult earnings, and cost some low and middle income countries as much as twice their national expenditure on health....

News Hour: The Union Zimbabwe office has been involved in conducting a survey measuring knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on TB in communities across the country. The results point to an overwhelming need to increase awareness...

News Hour: There are approximately 9,500 children living with HIV in Myanmar, according to a 2015 UNAIDS estimate. The Union Office in Myanmar provides antiretroviral therapy (ART) to 1,790 of them through the Integrated HIV Care...

News Hour: Leading veterinary experts and authorities from global public health, animal health and agriculture organisations have  published the first-ever call to action against animal- and food-borne tuberculosis in humans (zoonotic TB). The call to action,...

News Hour: In partnership with Uruguay’s Ministry of Health, The Union delivered an in-depth three-day technical training on tobacco industry interference in public health policymaking for government officials from across Latin America. The workshop was held...

News Hour: It is estimated that between 250,000 and 600,000 indigenous people live in the Congolese rainforest. The forest people, as they are collectively known, live as hunter/gatherers and trade with neighbouring farms. Many have never...

News Hour: No one expected first-time Walk organiser the Midlands Diabetes Interest Group to gather more than 5,000 people at their very first Walk. How did they do it? David Leboho, Campaign Responsible for Midlands Diabetes...