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Scientists make pancreatic cancer discovery, and other top health stories to read
A gene that works to slow the growth and spread of pancreatic cancer is “switched off” by the disease, according to a new study.
Shyam Bishen
Dr. Shyam Bishen is a senior healthcare executive with over 25 years of global experience in healthcare public-private partnership, strategy development, M&A, and business development. He comes to the Forum from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle where he was a regional/deputy director for seven years and was responsible for partnering to harness advances in healthcare to save lives. Before moving to Gates Foundation, he spent more than 20 years in private sector, and most recently headed up emerging markets strategy & innovation at Merck (MSD) in New Jersey as vice president and general manager. Prior to joining the corporate sector, Dr. Bishen was in academia and worked as an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He is qualified with a Ph.D. from the University of Newcastle and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
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How One Health can help ease climate-driven health crises
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The number of people with dengue, a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people, has been rising for decades, with an upsurge in cases globally since the beginning of 2023.
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CDC monitoring bird flu spread, and other top health stories
Bird flu continues to make health headlines around the world.
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Youth mental health is an escalating crisis — this New York City scheme may offer a route out
Mental health among children and adolescents is a critical issue that deserves attention and action. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1 in 7 (14%) of adolescents ...
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Warning on air pollution-related deaths, plus other top health stories
Air pollution has been called the “greatest single environmental health risk” by a new report, which says deaths from cardiovascular conditions caused by air pollution have been rising fo...
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The world must invest in oral health, plus other top health stories
Oral health is increasingly recognized as integral to people's overall health and their ability to live healthy and productive lives. Despite this, dental care is often not treated as an ...
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Why health ministers must be at the forefront of global healthcare processes
All for health, health for all. That’s the theme of this year’s World Health Assembly’s annual meeting. It encapsulates the central problem facing all health systems – and, by extension, ...
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Antimicrobial resistance is a leading cause of global deaths. Now is the time to act
The toll of bacteria capable of outwitting the current armoury of treatments, including antibiotics, is accelerating. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is already the third leading cause of ...
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Health funders unite to support climate and disease research, plus other top health stories
Three of the globe’s biggest health organizations have joined forces to address the impacts of climate change, malnutrition and infectious diseases, and antimicrobial resistance.
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La propagación de la gripe aviar es "motivo de gran preocupación"
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Immunization is one of the most effective health interventions we can make.
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Bird flu spread a ‘great concern’, plus other top health stories
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