â�¨â�¨An article featured in BMJ reports on a ‘white paper’, which investigates as to how India and the UK can collaborate more closely in an equal partnership to improve both nations’ primary health care. â�¨The paper lists a number of opp…
An annual report on American’s health reveals that individuals with lower income levels and lower education are more likely to develop chronic diseases than people with higher incomes and higher levels of education. The report, entitled “Health, United…
In this week’s PloS Medicine, a team of experts recommend that an international convention on research and development (R&D) should be adopted by the World Health Assembly. According to the experts, who advise the World Health Organization (WHO) on R&…
In this week’s PLoS Medicine, a team of international experts argue that in order to improve the fairness, coherence, sustainability, and efficiency of medical research worldwide, an international treaty is required…
Having several medical conditions is not more predominant in those who are older; a new study published Online First in The Lancet reveals that the majority of patients who suffer from two or more conditions are actually below the age of 65 years. A ra…
The United States spends more on health care than 12 other industrialized countries yet does not provide “notably superior” care, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund. The U.S. spent nearly $8,000 per person in 2009 on health care servic…
The Cleanyourhands campaign was initiated in January 2005 across all acute NHS trusts in England and Wales after concerns were raised over high levels of infections and low levels of hand hygiene. Worldwide, the campaign is the first to be done nationa…
A new study from The Commonwealth Fund reveals that although health care expenditures are greater in the United States than in 12 other developed countries, the care provided is not “notably superior.” According to the study, in 2009, the United States…
According to an investigation conducted by Pulse, hospitals are owed as much as £40m in outstanding fees for treating foreign nationals. The results will most likely fuel the debate over health tourism again and expose incidents in which GPs were un…
A new study reveals that worldwide, male prisoners are slimmer than men in the general population, and female prisoners are more obese than the general population – apart from in the UK. Conducted by Dr. Katharine Herbert, Department of Public Health,…
