How could the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing change the humanitarian situation?
Ambulances from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing have been seen heading into Gaza. The reopening of the enclave’s southern crossing marks a...
Category : Health
Researchers turn to UK archive to solve under-50s bowel cancer mystery
As growing numbers of younger people are being diagnosed with bowel cancer, researchers in the UK are hoping an archive dating back more than 100...
'It's not if there will be another pandemic, but when': Dr Christian Happi
“It’s not if there will be another pandemic, but when it will happen.” Dr Christian Happi and his team have just won a $100 million...
Four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO
Nearly four out of every 10 cancer cases could be prevented if people avoided a range of risk factors including smoking, drinking, air pollution and...
Prevention is power: 'We do have the technology and the knowledge, we need to work together'
As France 24 marks World Cancer Day, Carys Garland welcomes Dr. Pinar Uysal Onganer to explore the inner workings and complexities of modern cancer research,...
Universities innovate, Big Pharma develops: Public and philanthropic funding crucial to treat cancer – Spotlight
As FRANCE 24 marks World Cancer Day, François Picard welcomes Lars Henning Milman Engelholm, Associate Professor and Group Leader at the Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet /...
Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for access to discounted drugs
The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a time...
‘Inequality: Deliberative democracy collectively chooses policies to create a better society’
Imagine designing a society without knowing your role in it. Would you still choose the inequality we live with today? Eve Irvine welcomes Kate Pickett,...
Climate change is changing the geography of infectious disease
Europe isn’t just at risk of the direct effects of climate change, it is also exposed to the indirect effects of infectious disease like dengue,...
US foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths, study finds
The Trump administration’s cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides 40 percent of humanitarian funding worldwide, could lead to 14 million...