Insulin and health technology manufacturers make commitments in support of WHO asks
GHealth News – WHO hosted several private sector entities who have expressed new commitments and proposed contributions to requested WHO…
Category: NCDs
Sleep duration matters for heart health, according to new recommendations
GHealth News – If you needed another reason to get enough sleep, here it is: It may help your heart…
FDA Approves First Systemic Treatment for Alopecia Areata
GHealth News – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Olumiant (baricitinib) oral tablets to treat adult patients with severe…
Overweight people lost 35 to 52 pounds on newly approved diabetes drug, study says
GHealth News – A weekly dose of a medication recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2…
New biodegradable gel could ‘repair damage caused by heart attack’
GHealth News – A new biodegradable gel has been developed to repair the damage caused by a heart attack. Experts…
First-ever global coverage targets for diabetes
GHealth News – For the first time ever, WHO Member States have supported the creation of global targets for diabetes,…
Watching less TV could cut heart disease, study finds
By: Nicola Davis More than one in 10 cases of coronary heart disease could be prevented if people reduced their…
MIT is Developing an All-In-One Means of Diabetes Treatment
MIT engineers are working on a new kind of device that could streamline the process of blood glucose measurement and…
New WHO report highlights barriers to insulin for diabetes
A new report highlights the worrying state of global access to insulin for diabetes care and finds that high prices,…
There May Be a ‘Best Bedtime’ for Your Heart
Is there an ideal time to go to bed every night if you want to dodge heart disease? Apparently there is,…