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Mental health experts oppose gaming disorder classification
36 internationally renowned and respected mental health experts, leading social scientists and academics have banded together to oppose the World Health Organization’s (WHO) plans...
Newly adapted HIV test will help diagnose Zika virus
Researchers from New York University (NYU), US, are developing a test for Zika virus that uses saliva to identify diagnostic markers of the virus...
Measles cases in 2017 increased four-fold compared to 2016
The number of measles cases has rebounded in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, with a substantial increase last year following a record...
Genetics makes Europeans more susceptible to dengue shock syndrome
A new study has found that people of European ancestry are more prone to developing severe dengue shock syndrome (DSS) than those of African...
World leaders join new commission to tackle noncommunicable diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has today announced a new high-level commission that aims to put an end to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
The new WHO...
Blueprint priority diseases list updated by World Health Organization
The 2018 annual review of the Blueprint priority diseases list from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been released, revealing the diseases that pose...
Flu vaccine uptake low in Europe
The uptake of flu vaccine among high-risk groups has dropped in Europe, and there are concerns that low uptake will make it harder to...
Antibiotic resistance at higher levels worldwide
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) first surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a variety of serious bacterial infections across...
How might maths be used to fight cancer?
A study from the University of Waterloo, Canada, has found that using applied mathematics can be a useful tool to help predict the evolution...
Is anxiety a warning sign of Alzheimer’s?
A new study out of Boston, US, has found that as well as conditions like depression, anxiety-based symptoms could be a sign of the...
Towards legalisation
As more and more countries legalise the use of cannabis for medical purposes, Health Europa Quarterly highlights recent research into its possible therapeutic benefits.
The...
World Health Organization defines ‘gaming disorder’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified gaming addiction as a disorder in its latest international classification of diseases list.
According to a draft of...
Redressing the balance
European Commissioner for Health Vytenis Andriukaitis emphasised the disparity between how physical and mental disorders are treated.
Mental health disorders are often overlooked compared to...
Equipped for emergencies
Professor Anthony Redmond OBE, the former chief executive and now chair of the Board of Trustees of UK-Med, considers the challenges involved in delivering...
