Uganda has launched the fourth phase of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF IV), a Shs1 trillion initiative designed to reduce poverty and expand livelihoods across nine sub-regions by Uganda Rolls Out $1 Trillion Shilling Anti-Poverty Program Across Nine RegionsRead more
Small Italian Study Links Teen Health Knowledge Gaps to Information Overload
A secondary analysis of 340 eighth-grade students in Umbria, Italy, found that more than half struggled to process health information and more than half scored low on health-related knowledge. Small Italian Study Links Teen Health Knowledge Gaps to Information OverloadRead more
FDA Flags Manufacturing Lapses Behind Mass Children's Toothpaste Recall
Federal regulators have classified a sweeping recall of more than 4 million toothpaste tubes sold across the United States, citing manufacturing process failures at the Indian company that produces FDA Flags Manufacturing Lapses Behind Mass Children's Toothpaste RecallRead more
Kisumu County Pairs Maternal Care and Mental Health Tools in New Apps
Kisumu County, Kenya, has introduced two smartphone applications designed to help expectant mothers manage pregnancy-related care and to widen access to mental health screening and referrals. Kisumu County Pairs Maternal Care and Mental Health Tools in New AppsRead more
Self-Harm Risk in ADHD Patients Peaks Before Medication Starts, Global Study Finds
A large multinational study tracking more than 460,000 people with ADHD across five health care systems has found that the period of highest risk for self-harm is the three months before medication Self-Harm Risk in ADHD Patients Peaks Before Medication Starts, Global Study FindsRead more
Youth Mental Health Wait Times Double as England's Care Watchdog Warns of Strain
England's Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its 2025/26 State of Care report, finding that children and young people now wait an average of roughly 12 months for a first contact with mental Youth Mental Health Wait Times Double as England's Care Watchdog Warns of StrainRead more
