Nihal on the phone to a taxi driver: ‘You can’t miss me, I’m wearing a helmet … yes, an astronaut helmet.’ Photograph: Paul-Louis Godier Diagnosed with a rare and incurable condition, Nihal is ...

America’s children are the foundation of our families, the heirs of our freedom, and the stewards of our national promise. This National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we commit to empowering every ...

Musculoskeletal disorders can significantly affect your quality of life. But with the right prevention techniques, you can substantially lower this risk. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect your ...

Clinicians routinely provide harm-reduction measures and anticipatory guidance for a range of complex health issues (e.g., substance use and vaccination), capitalizing on available evidence, their ...

Jean-Luc Lemahieu is Director of the Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 25 June 2024 The theme of this year’s International Day against Drug ...

The United States is at a crossroads. We must choose between a future that entails poorer health outcomes, shorter lifespans, and increased health spending, or a sustained effort at transforming our ...

We look at promising, evidence-based efforts to prevent suicide. By Ellen Barry “The bridge is sealed up.” Last month, with those words, the general manager of the Golden Gate Bridge announced the ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne bacterial infection. TB prevention measures involve stopping the bacteria from spreading and treating asymptomatic infection before it progresses to active disease.

President Joe Biden on Friday announced the creation of the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, which will be overseen by Vice President Kamala Harris and aimed at curbing the ...

The management of many medical and surgical conditions often involves long-term infusion of intravenous fluids, broad-spectrum antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents for cancer, critical care therapies, ...

Xeroderma treatment: Regularly applying skin moisturisers, employing room humidifiers, and maintaining adequate fluid intake can help cure xeroderma (Image: Canva) Have you noticed your skin becoming ...

Our genomic DNA is continuously damaged by endogenous factors such as reactive oxygen species, and also by environmental factors such as ultraviolet light, radiation, and chemicals. Failure to repair ...