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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

Published: 6:12 AM

‘Where can you hide from pollution?’: cancer rises 30% in Beirut as diesel generators poison city

Lebanon’s economy and electricity system are broken and much power is now generated locally, with devastating effects on air quality and health

Published: 2:00 AM

The ‘epilepsy warriors’ breaking down the barriers in Cameroon

Amid alarming rates of the illness, many living with it are seen as cursed. Now these myths are being challenged

Published: 8:00 AM

‘Headaches, organ damage and even death’: how salty water is putting Bangladesh’s pregnant women at risk

As rising sea levels and extreme weather contaminate drinking water sources, doctors are seeing alarming numbers of women with serious health problems including pre-eclampsia

Published: 12:00 AM

Study: ‘gamechanger’ diabetes drugs cost up to 400 times more than needed

Drug companies urged to ‘release stranglehold’ on medicines such as Ozempic and Trulicity, as millions are priced out of treatment

Published: 9:16 AM

Cars before people: how chaotic, polluted Dhaka is failing its elderly citizens

Pollution, traffic, noise – the busy streets of the Bangladeshi capital prohibit many who are ill or have limited mobility from leaving their homes, posing further risks to their health

Published: 1:00 AM

If a diabetes policy of diet and exercise keeps failing, is it time for a new approach?

Amy McLennan

On the Pacific island of Nauru the disease has been addressed in the same way for 50 years, but evidence of other factors – from poor air to stress – challenge our assumptions

Published: 8:00 AM

Published: 8:00 AM

Calls for a global fund to tackle air pollution, killer of 7m a year

Health campaigners are voicing concerns that the issue is being neglected – despite the devastating death toll around the world

Published: 3:00 AM

‘Life is meaningless’: despair in Cox’s Bazar as chronic illness blights camps

Many Rohingya refugees, who fled genocide in Myanmar for camps in Bangladesh, now find their lives devastated by diseases such as cancer and diabetes

Published: 5:00 AM

Patients with chronic illnesses in Gaza failing to get treatment, doctors warn

The lack of medicine, food and water means thousands of people with asthma, kidney disease or diabetes are unable to treat or control their conditions

Published: 4:00 AM

‘Love is our first medicine’: treating mental health in Cameroon’s unique refuge

Among the homeless people of Yaoundé, many are mentally ill and have been rejected by their families. Le Village de L’amour offers them therapy – and hope

Published: 8:30 AM

How British American Tobacco lobbied Kenya to water down nicotine pouch warnings

Exclusive: tobacco giant said it would pull investment from a Nairobi factory if its request for smaller health labels was not met, leaked documents show

Published: 1:00 AM

Healthcare to go: roadside clinics help keep Kenya’s truckers rolling

A life on the road puts drivers at risk of hypertension and diabetes but often puts doctors out of reach. A network of clinics on key routes is helping to combat lifestyle diseases

Published: 1:00 AM

‘Tremendously unfair’: Latin America’s strictest junk food law divides shoppers in Bogotá

Colombia became one of the first countries in the world to tax ultra-processed foods earlier this year and customers are feeling the impact

Published: 9:00 AM

‘People eat two or three packets a day’: how instant noodles took over the world

High-salt, processed noodles have become a favourite cheap meal, especially in developing countries, but nutritionists warn of the health costs

Published: 12:00 AM

Strokes, terrible pain and early death: can Zambia help beat sickle cell by screening babies?

Early diagnosis and treatment could save lives from the disease, which kills 50% of affected children under five

Published: 1:00 AM

Africa sees sharp rise in road traffic deaths as motorbike taxis boom

Fatalities rose by 17% in a decade on the continent, despite falling globally, with campaigners calling for stricter safety standards on motorcycle helmets

Published: 4:00 AM

Health and climate
At risk: 10 ways the changing climate is creating a health emergency

Diseases will spread faster and further, and kill more people, as the effects of record heat, floods, drought and storms escalates

Published: 1:00 AM

Colombia passes ambitious ‘junk food law’ to tackle lifestyle diseases

The Latin American country is one of the first in the world to introduce a health tax targeting ultra-processed foods

Published: 9:08 AM

Global health and environmental costs of food industry are $10tn a year – UN

‘Price tag’ of non-communicable diseases, malnutrition, poverty and harm to planet is 10% of global GDP, says UN food agency

Published: 7:06 AM

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