Health plans missing opportunities for data and AI

Efforts to apply agentic or generative AI will fall short without a unified data foundation, report finds. About 85% of health plans have yet to centralize their data across systems, representing missed opportunities when it comes to artificial...

Science Shows Us How to Run Like Elites, But Should You Change Your Form?

Hi, Team. In this episode of The Amazing Runner’s World Show, Jeff is joined by Mallory Creveling, RW’s deputy editor of health & fitness to discuss a popular story this month, “Science Shows How to Mimic The Form of Elite Runners.” Among the...

Health dept organizes awareness camp

Environmentalists alarmed as developer eyes RV resort on Loxahatchee Groves wetlands

LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, Fla. — Environmentalists are concerned about a developer's proposal to build an RV resort in Loxahatchee Groves on protected wetlands. The environmental assessment shows there are possible gopher tortoises and other endangered...

Scientists Develop Reliable Method to Measure Blood-Brain Barrier Opening with Focused Ultrasound

In a groundbreaking advancement poised to revolutionize neurological medicine, researchers across North America have detailed the first comprehensive technical methodology utilizing focused ultrasound to safely and reliably disrupt the blood-brain...

Scientists Uncover Cellular Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Pathogens

In a groundbreaking study that could redefine our understanding of cellular defenses, researchers at UCLA have uncovered a novel role for mitochondria extending far beyond their traditional identity as the cell’s energy generators. Published...

Health workers stage Heroes’ Day protest

Rhodina Villanueva - The Philippine Star August 26, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Health workers staged a protest yesterday in Mandaluyong to express their disappointment over the government’s lack of support for the health sector....

Health leaders to convene in Indianapolis for Pathways to Wellness Conference 

Some of the most prominent voices in health care will gather in Indianapolis on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, for Pathways to Wellness for All: Strategies for Change. The event is a half-day conference focused on advancing wellness, equity and access to...

Scientists program cells to create ‘biological qubit’ in quantum breakthrough

At first glance, biology and quantum technology seem incompatible. Living systems operate in warm, noisy environments full of constant motion—while quantum technology often requires extreme isolation and temperatures near absolute zero to...

Cereal Yields in Sub-Saharan Africa: Climate & Economy

Research from a recent publication sheds light on the complex interplay between sustainable political economy and climate change, particularly as it relates to cereal yields in Sub-Saharan Africa. As the global climate continues to change, the...

Economist warns of tough years ahead if Ghana misses re-entry into capital market

An Economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has emphasised that re-entering the international capital market is crucial for financing government projects in 2026 and 2027. He commended the government for honoring its debt obligations to external...

Health minister advocates improved sexual and reproductive health for national development

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has said sexual and reproductive health indices are critical for national development, economic growth, and improved human capital outcomes across Nigeria. Mr Pate said this on...

Economist kicks against gov’t’s blanket removal of minimum capital rule for foreign investors

The government’s decision to completely scrap the minimum capital requirement for foreign investors has sparked concerns, with an economist and the West African Regional Director of CUTS International, Appiah Kusi Adomako, cautioning against a...

Tues 9:25 | CAL FIRE awards $5M in grants to support forest management economy

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has awarded $5 million in grant funding to eight projects that will create jobs, train future forestry workers and help small businesses expand their role in protecting...

The Value of Mental Health in Western Culture

Contemporary Western culture strongly prefers locating the problems that bring people to psychotherapy within the individual. When we conceptualize mental health as an individual problem without adequately considering the social and cultural...

NASA budget cuts threaten public health research tied to climate data

NASA's Earth science program, a vital source of environmental and health data, faces steep funding cuts under the Trump administration that could derail research on climate-linked health risks like Lyme disease and air pollution. Joanne Kenen...

SBA to Open Business Recovery Centers in Arizona and Tribal Nations to Help Small Businesses Impacted by the Dragon Bravo and White Sage Fires

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced the opening of SBA Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) in Coconino County to assist small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations who sustained economic losses...

Nigeria, Brazil sign five MoUs to boost economic development

Nigeria and Brazil, on Monday, signed five strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in key sectors, aimed at accelerating Nigeria’s economic development. The signing took place in Brasília, witnessed by President Bola Tinubu and Brazilian...

High THC Concentrations Linked to Schizophrenia, Psychosis, and Adverse Mental Health Effects

In an increasingly cannabis-friendly world, a comprehensive new systematic review sheds critical light on the mental health risks posed by high-concentration delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products. Published in the upcoming issue of Annals of...

India, Fiji to strengthen partnership in defence, health, trade, agri

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in New Delhi on Monday | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA India and Fiji will work towards strengthening mutual cooperation in the defence and security sector and build...