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Can you keep up with the girls of Special Olympics?

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Special Olympics has issued a clarion call for inclusion. As the organisation celebrates 50 years, it is calling for women and girls, both with and without intellectual disabilities, to pick up a ball and get out on the pitch together.

United Kingdom

Amazon Alexa and NHS partnership poses security concerns, experts say

Amazon is teaming up with the UK's National Health Service, which will allow Alexa to provide verified medical advice. But privacy experts worry about the lack of security for those using the service.

United Kingdom

NHS must take urgent steps to defend against cyber attacks: new report

"Pretty much everything is digital in healthcare. Even after a week after the WannaCry attack, many appointments were cancelled. At the end of the day, any limitation in care will have an impact," Dr Saira Ghafur, lead author of the report, told Euronews.

Romania

Euroviews. Romania: Where corruption begins before birth. Recent gains are only the beginning ǀ View

Last week, the European Parliament elections saw voter participation exceed 50%, a resounding rejection of the corruption-fueled party in power, the Social Democrats Party (PSD). [But] many challenges remain for the people of Romania, far too many of which are exacerbated by corruption.

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Switzerland

Euroviews. The WHO can't achieve universal healthcare without the private sector

An openness to explore new opportunities for partnership – with the private sector and others in civil society – will ensure that the WHO can lead a successful transformation in how the world responds to the health challenges ahead.

Living

Personalised wellness: how to access the ancient science of ayurveda

How to get in on the trend that claims to balance mind, body and spirit.

USA

Euroviews. Dr. Google is making real doctors' jobs harder. And putting patients at risk ǀ View

With misleading medical news metastasizing across the internet, the management and prevention of illnesses is becoming more treacherous.

World

Road Trip Europe Day 31 Sandanski: Demand for better living standards

Bryan Carter and Apostolos Staikos continue our European road trip by heading to Bulgaria just in time for Orthodox Easter, to find out what voters there are thinking before the European elections next month.

USA

Going back in time: Warehouse takes Alzheimer's patients back to 1950s

'Town Square' in San Diego comes complete with a 1959 black Ford Thunderbird parked outside an old school diner, a cinema advertising blockbusters such as A Streetcar Named Desire and The Greatest Show on Earth, and a news stand.

Living

Would you use a brain-training helmet?

This is the latest wellness trend to watch.

World News

Euroviews. How the EU fails patients trying to access critical medicines ǀ View

Patients in Europe are unable to access the medicines they need, failed by an inconsistent system across the EU. A progressive plan for the future of healthcare provision across the continent is much needed.

Living

How to Breathe Yourself Happy?

We trial a breathwork session and discover that small changes to our breathing cause seismic changes to our wellbeing.

Living

Sophrology: The Self-Help Superpower for Success

Breathing exercises, visualisation techniques and gentle movement for a better mental state and support towards reaching life goals.

USA

The 6 biggest health mistakes women make in their 40s

Sure, there are changes in our 40s we can't prevent. But if we're smart about our heath, our 40s can rock.

USA

Common ADHD medications may increase risk of psychosis, study finds

Two common ADHD medications, Adderall and Vyvanse, used in teens and young adults may be more likely to cause psychosis, according to a new study.

Italy

This robotic prosthesis could make life easier for amputees

The CYBELEGs PLUS PLUS programme is working to develop a robotic prosthesis to reduce physical and cognitive effort for amputees.. But their use could be much more wide-reaching.

World News

Are wealthier countries healthier countries? Find out here.

Healthy life years at birth represent the number of years a baby can expect to live without an activity limitation or disability.

World News

Vaccine hesitancy among top ten threats to global health in 2019: WHO

Vaccine hesitancy among top ten threats to global health in 2019, warned the WHO.

World News

Which EU country is the best to be in if you need a GP?

New data by Eurostat looks at numbers of general medical practitioners in EU countries.

World News

360-degree report: Could you imagine life without sight or hearing?

How would you communicate if you only had the sense of touch? In this 360-degree video, you can get up close to Luis Alberto. He is 27 years old, Spanish, and deafblind.