Living a longer life has been linked to many behaviors like healthy eating and regular exercise, but can a person’s personality also play a role? “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life,” one of the most popular books about […]
Caltech alumnus Leroy (Lee) Hood (BS ’60, PhD ’68) has spent over half a century thinking about how to live a good life. Hood is currently the CEO of Phenome Health, a non-profit created to measure individuals’ genetics, metabolites, environment, and behavioral […]
In 2016, the number of years a person is expected to continue to live in a healthy condition at birth in the European Union (EU) was estimated to be 64.2 years for women and 63.5 years for men. This represented approximately 77 […]
FIFA and WHO extend Memorandum of Understanding for four more years WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President Gianni Infantino sign new agreement in Geneva, Switzerland Both organizations renewed commitment to continue working together to promote health through football FIFA […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi University (DU) has issued an advisory to colleges on adoption of sustainable environmental practices within the institutions.Adoption of a healthy lifestyle, reduction of single use plastic and reduction of e-waste are some of the practices laid down.In a notification […]
For Ali Mohammad, a 33-year-old property management worker who started smoking in his teens, the saying ‘health is wealth’ has special significance. After Maldives hiked import duties on tobacco products to 60% of retail price in May 2017, Ali made a potentially […]
20 May 2022 – Geneva: The World Health Organization has published its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics for 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic – which led to an estimated 4.5 million excess deaths in that year. The […]