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2025 was the year menopause took the mic. It broke into prime-time TV, dominated social feeds, and showed up in congressional hearings, legislation, and HR manuals. And as hot flashes took center stage, so did women’s power

Part of a ZDNET Special Feature:How Data Can Improve Your Health and Wellness Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Results Report, highlighting measurable improvements in people’s health worldwide in 2025, despite funding cuts affecting both the organization and the broader global health sector

The world’s population is ageing fast. In 2023, 1.1 billion people in the world were aged 60 years or over. That figure is projected to nearly double to 2.1 billion by 2050, representing around one in five people globally. By the late 2060s, the number of persons aged 60 years and over will reach 2.5…

Gut health has become one of today’s biggest wellness buzzwords. With so many products on the market, from supplements to sodas, it is hard not to be inundated with advice about how to improve the gut microbiome. Physicians often prescribe antibiotics for illness, but antibiotics disrupt the bacteria in the gut.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on people everywhere to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as the twin engines driving better health, under the World Health Day 2026 theme: “Together for health. Stand with science.” The campaign marks the anniversary of WHO’s founding on 7 April 1948, launching a year-long…

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved the upgrade of the Ngelzarma Primary Healthcare Centre (NPHC) to a fully fledged and equipped General Hospital sited along the 100-kilometre Damaturu-Potiskum road

Women’s health is having a moment. From social media feeds and most-shared podcasts to movies, TV and news headlines, conversations about breast cancer, menopause, hormone therapy and more are officially mainstream

As blood sugar wellness and metabolic support remain major priorities for supplement shoppers in 2026, this Gluco Health review explores how the Simple Supplements formula is positioned for daily glucose metabolism support, what buyers should know about its seven disclosed ingredients, and why dosage transparency, lifestyle factors, and individual results matter before ordering

One in six people are aged 10–19 years. Adolescence is a unique and formative time. Physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to mental health problems. Protecting adolescents from adversity, promoting socio-emotional learning and psychological well-being, and ensuring access to mental health care are critical for…