Health

News Hour: A new analysis published  in JAMA Cardiology has found that timely and broad adoption of Entresto® (sacubitril/valsartan) by all eligible heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) could prevent or postpone more than...

News Hour: Leading regional diabetes experts, ministers of health, donors and national health authorities are gathered in Dar es Salaam  at the World Diabetes Foundation/East African Diabetes Study Group Symposium. Their objective: to explore the national...

News Hour: Little is known about how participating in a diabetes camp affects the health of children and teens with type 1 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. In response, a WDF project partner has assessed the changes...

News Hour: Kirza Buch Kristensen joined the WDF on 1 February as a Programme Manager. Kirza holds a Master’s Degree in Social Science and Cultural Encounters from the University of Roskilde. Kirza has more than 10...

News Hour: In 2005 and 2007, two WDF projects in Qingdao, China set to work promoting healthy lifestyles and creating awareness of diabetes and its risk factors among local residents. Yanlei Zhang, a student at the...

News Hour: The fourth Women Deliver Conference came to a close  with a focus on solutions to make sure girls and women are at the center of efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) globally...

News Hour: U.S. News & World Report today released the 2016-17 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings of America’s top pediatric facilities. Boston Children’s Hospital received the top position on the 2016-17 Honor Roll, which recognizes excellence across...

News Hour: Nokia Technologies today announced a collaboration with HUS/Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine to create innovative solutions for outpatient care and to foster mutual research and development. The first project...

News Hour: Royal Philips today announced that it has acquired PathXL, a Northern Ireland-based leader in digital pathology image analysis, workflow software and educational tools. PathXL’s image analysis and tissue pathology software will complement Philips’ Digital...

News Hour: Royal Philips today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Visiopharm to offer their breast cancer panel software algorithms with Philips IntelliSite digital pathology solution to help pathologists with an objective diagnosis of breast...