A new study shows life expectancy in western countries is plateauing after decades of steady improvements. The study in the ...

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Worst hit is sub-saharan Africa where nine percent have access to medical oxygen, then comes South Asia where, of 32 million ...

A physician-scientist at the University of Oklahoma is part of an international effort seeking new options for patients with head and neck cancer who cannot receive the standard chemotherapy drug ...

Life expectancy across European countries, including Greece, is stalling, due to a mix of poor diet, mass inactivity and ...

The slowdown in life expectancy improvements... highlights the urgent need for stronger action on the root causes' ...

The Calgary Stroke Program, a joint University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services initiative at Foothills Medical Centre, has been involved with three papers published this week in The Lancet and ...

An article published this week in The Lancet medical journal found that more than half of the world’s population lacks access ...

Targets for universal access, national roadmaps and more affordable and accessible care are vital to help fill the medical oxygen gap affecting more than half of the world's population, according to a ...

Pope Francis will have to stay in hospital longer according to a new diagnosis released by the Vatican on Monday, after the ...

Pope Francis has been known for his down-to-earth leadership, support of marginalized communities and interreligious dialogue ...

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing faster in some low-income countries than elsewhere in the world, generating concerns ...