Experts condemn US tobacco firm’s sponsorship of doctor training as ‘grotesque’
Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world ‘to advance its own interests’, say health professionals
April 2024
Great Britain has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds
Science Weekly
From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic? – podcast
Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO
Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds
The Guardian picture essay
A WHO photographer in Gaza: ‘There’s just an overwhelming need for peace’
‘They’re targeting healthcare workers’: airstrikes a constant fear for UK doctors in Gaza
'Gone forever': WHO releases footage showing destruction of al-Shifa hospital complex – video
March 2024
Recruitment of nurses from global south branded ‘new form of colonialism’
African nurse leaders say they face severe shortages despite rules intended to stop wealthy countries poaching staff
‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses?
Only seven countries meet WHO air quality standard, research finds
‘It’s an excuse to overreach’: families’ anger over UK police restraint deaths blamed on disputed condition
Global eradication of polio ‘tantalisingly close’ with UK urged to keep up funding
February 2024
More than a billion people worldwide are obese, research finds
EU countries could save 238,000 lives a year by meeting WHO air pollution guidelines
EU cuts toxic air limits but still falls short of WHO guidelines
Gaza ceasefire hopes fade as Netanyahu rejects calls to halt Rafah offensive
Delays in cleaning up EU air will cause thousands more early deaths, say health experts
Global cancer cases to rise by more than 75% by 2050, WHO predicts
January 2024
Opinion
As an abused child, my success is the exception not the rule
Patrice Evra
Despite his tough early life, the footballer Patrice Evra went on to captain Manchester United and France. Now, he hopes to use his experience to help in the fight to protect children around the world
