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Deloitte Global Health Care Outlook: Sector challenges and considerations for 2017

The FINANCIAL -- Global health care expenditures are projected to reach US$8.7 trillion by 2020, up from US$7 trillion in 2015. This growth will be driven by an aging population and associated chronic disease, innovative clinical advancements, and rising technology and labor costs, according to Deloitte Global’s report, 2017 Global Health Care Outlook: Making progress against persistent ...

Side effects of leukaemia drug can be safely reduced by halving dose

The FINANCIAL -- Patients with a chronic type of leukaemia could safely reduce the side effects of life-long treatment by cutting their dose in half, according to the results of a University of ...

Takeda to invest more than 100 Million Euros in Dengue Vaccine Manufacturing plant in Germany

The FINANCIAL -- Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited on November 30 announced that it will invest more than 100 Million Euros to build a new manufacturing plant for its dengue vaccine candidate in ...

Consuming high amounts of saturated fats linked to increased heart disease risk

The FINANCIAL -- Consuming high amounts of four major saturated fatty acids—found in red meat, dairy fat, butter, lard, and palm oil—may increase risk of coronary heart disease, according to a ...

Protein that promotes ‘cell-suicide’ could revolutionise eye cancer treatment

The FINANCIAL -- New research from the University of Liverpool has identified the role of a specific protein in the human body that can help prevent the survival and spread of eye cancer, by ...

Boehringer Ingelheim and China Southeast University collaborate to develop new treatment approaches for hearing loss

The FINANCIAL -- Boehringer Ingelheim and China Southeast University Institute of Life Sciences on November 28 announced the start of a joint research project to develop new treatment approaches for ...

Reason for pancreatic cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy found

The FINANCIAL -- A pioneering University of Liverpool research team have published a study that identifies the mechanism in the human body that causes resistance of pancreatic cancer cells to ...

Uncovering a ‘smoking gun’ in age-related disease

The FINANCIAL -- Aging is a key risk factor for a variety of devastating, chronic diseases, yet the biological factors that influence when and how rapidly cells deteriorate over time remain largely ...

Link found between epilepsy drugs and birth defects

The FINANCIAL -- A joint study conducted by researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Manchester has found a link between birth defects and certain types of epilepsy ...

WHO welcomes global health funding for malaria vaccine

The FINANCIAL -- The world’s first malaria vaccine will be rolled out in pilot projects in sub-Saharan Africa, WHO confirmed on November 17. Funding is now secured for the initial phase of the ...

Divides over food science tied to personal concerns about eating, health

The FINANCIAL -- The American food landscape has seen major changes over the past 20 years. Genetically modified crops now account for a significant share of the food supply and, at the same time, ...

Anti-VEGF injections may not work for all, new study says

The FINANCIAL -- A common treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may need a second thought by doctors of ...

Nutritional quality of kids’ menus not improving

The FINANCIAL -- U.S. chain restaurants participating in a National Restaurant Association initiative to improve the nutritional quality of their children’s menus have made no significant changes ...

Tobacco control can save billions of dollars and millions of lives

The FINANCIAL -- Policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases, can generate significant government revenues for health and development work, according to a new landmark ...

JanUary – Don’t let hunger sabotage your new year diet

The FINANCIAL -- Today (Monday, 9 January) sees the beginning of the national ‘JanUary’ campaign (formerly known as National Obesity Awareness Week) which runs until Sunday, 15 ...

Study links visual impairment to physical and cognitive function declines in elderly

The FINANCIAL -- Maintaining healthy eyes and vision may play a role in postponing some aspects of aging, according to a study that appears in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics ...

Could more effective goals be the key to treating depression?

The FINANCIAL -- The findings of a new study suggest the treatment of people with clinical depression could be improved by helping them set positive, achievable ...

Hospitalized patients treated by female physicians show lower mortality, readmission rates

The FINANCIAL -- Elderly hospitalized patients treated by female physicians are less likely to die within 30 days of admission, or to be readmitted within 30 days of discharge, than those cared for ...

Hormone-disrupting compound could provide new approach to malaria control

The FINANCIAL -- A chemical that disrupts biological processes in female mosquitoes may be just as effective as insecticides in reducing the spread of malaria, according to a new study from Harvard ...

Survey reveals significant number of airline pilots report depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts

The FINANCIAL -- Hundreds of commercial airline pilots currently flying may be clinically depressed, according to an anonymous survey of nearly 1,850 pilots conducted by researchers at Harvard T.H. ...

Relationships and good health the key to happiness, not income

The FINANCIAL -- Most human misery is due not to economic factors but to failed relationships and physical and mental illness. Eliminating depression and anxiety would reduce misery by 20% while ...

Malaria control improves for vulnerable in Africa, but global progress off-track

The FINANCIAL -- WHO’s World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa have greater access to effective malaria ...

Optimism may reduce risk of dying prematurely among women

The FINANCIAL -- Having an optimistic outlook on life—a general expectation that good things will happen—may help people live longer, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of ...

Hospital Nutrition Program Shortens Patient Stays and Reduces Readmissions

The FINANCIAL -- While proper nutrition is vital to staying healthy, its importance becomes more critical for patients recovering in the hospital. A new study by Advocate Health Care and Abbott ...

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Deloitte Global Health Care Outlook: Sector challenges and considerations for 2017

Side effects of leukaemia drug can be safely reduced by halving dose

Takeda to invest more than 100 Million Euros in Dengue Vaccine Manufacturing plant in Germany

Consuming high amounts of saturated fats linked to increased heart disease risk

Protein that promotes ‘cell-suicide’ could revolutionise eye cancer treatment

Boehringer Ingelheim and China Southeast University collaborate to develop new treatment approaches for hearing loss

Reason for pancreatic cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy found

Uncovering a ‘smoking gun’ in age-related disease

Link found between epilepsy drugs and birth defects

WHO welcomes global health funding for malaria vaccine

Divides over food science tied to personal concerns about eating, health

Anti-VEGF injections may not work for all, new study says

Nutritional quality of kids’ menus not improving

Tobacco control can save billions of dollars and millions of lives

JanUary – Don’t let hunger sabotage your new year diet

Study links visual impairment to physical and cognitive function declines in elderly

Could more effective goals be the key to treating depression?

Hospitalized patients treated by female physicians show lower mortality, readmission rates

Hormone-disrupting compound could provide new approach to malaria control

Survey reveals significant number of airline pilots report depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts

Relationships and good health the key to happiness, not income

Malaria control improves for vulnerable in Africa, but global progress off-track

Optimism may reduce risk of dying prematurely among women

Hospital Nutrition Program Shortens Patient Stays and Reduces Readmissions

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