Health

The Trump administration unveiled TrumpRx on Thursday, a website aimed at helping Americans access discounted prescription drugs directly from manufacturers. The initiative, part of broader efforts to tackle rising health care costs, includes weight-loss and fertility medications. ]

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 years could provide answers. In a study which began in January, researchers are using cutting-edge technology to compare archived tumours with ones from the present day. ]

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, treatment, screening, and prevention. While AI holds great promise, it is no substitute for a collective, human-centred approach. “We do have the technology, we do have the knowledge but we do need to work together,” she affirms. 'Cancer is an extremely complicated disease', and so Dr. Onganer calls for a united effort where education and awareness take centre stage: “Prevention brings huge power.” ]

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 certain infections, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Hanna Fink, Doctor in Epidemiology and researcher at the International Agency for Research on Cancer. ]

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 certain infections, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Hanna Fink, Doctor in Epidemiology and researcher at the International Agency for Research on Cancer. ]

"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 grant that enables them to expand their vital work to try to identify threats to provide the world with an early warning system for future pandemics. His project comes as many of his colleagues are facing huge funding cuts, with money being withdrawn from global health funding. The renowned professor of molecular biology and genomics spoke to us in Perspective. ]

As France 24 marks World Cancer Day, François Picard welcomes Lars Henning Milman Engelholm, Associate Professor and Group Leader at the Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet / Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen. From his lab in Copenhagen, Professor Engelholm describes a seismic shift underway in pancreatic cancer research, the result of a decade-long commitment to the steady evolution of translational science. ]

Britain on Tuesday unveiled its first national plan to curb “forever chemicals,” seeking to cut risks to human health and the environment, the government said. PFAS, used in products from cookware to food packaging, persist for decades and accumulate in nature, posing threats likely to endure for hundreds of years. ]

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 major step in the US-backed peace plans' second phase. But for the moment, the Rafah gate is only being used on a trial basis - and key details are still unclear. Many Palestinians have been waiting for this moment, as they head to Egypt for medical treatment. Analysis by Dr. James Smith, deputy director of UCL's humanitarian policy and practice program. ]

A Buddhist monk influencer has amassed millions of followers on social media, sharing spiritual guidance videos and selling e-books on healing. The catch is that he's AI-generated. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake. ]