New study indicates 1 of 5 children 👦🏽👧🏻 or adolescents experience excess weight #obesity

Integrating #palliative care into public #health strategies is imperative to address the complex needs of individuals with advanced and life-limiting illnesses. As the global population ages and chronic #NCDs conditions become more prevalent, the demand for palliative #care

Walking 🚶🏽‍♂️away from #depression: the mediating role of #walking activity in depression impacting blood glucose levels of people with #diabetes or prediabetes. frontiersin.org/journals/endoc…

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Ministry of Health, in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) & UN Development has launched a report on the prevention and management of #MentalHealth conditions in #Jordan 🇯🇴 the case for investment. #HealthForAll

🚨🚨🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨🚨🚨 «Harnessing digital technologies for non-communicable diseases: Catalyzing country action with integrated solutions for health» New York, 23 September 2024. This meeting will convene Member States, UN agencies and key development and industry

Study shows #diabetes and even prediabetes are associated with accelerated #brain 🧠 aging, especially among men and people with poor cardiometabolic #health. However, a healthy lifestyle may counteract this. diabetesjournals.org/care/article/d…

Study found that high-intensity 🏃🏽interval #walking significantly improves physical function 💪🏼 in older adults, particularly cardiorespiratory 🫀fitness and flexibility. cureus.com/articles/28406…

"Weight loss of 10–15% by any means soon after onset of type 2 #diabetes is highly likely to bring about remission of diabetes" thelancet.com/journals/landi… #T2D #overnutrition #weightloss #remission

Two-thirds of #obesity-related excess mortality is attributable to 🫀cardiovascular disease. There is a increasing link between obesity and a broad range of #cardiovascular disease manifestations including heart failure, atherosclerotic and thromboembolic disease, arrhythmias,

Combined #exercise training had greater effects on cardio-respiratory fitness and body composition than aerobic #training alone in patients with 🫀 coronary artery disease. bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/…

📣 Just published: The investment case for prevention and management of #mentalhealth conditions in Jordan 🇯🇴. Mental health conditions are estimated to have cost #Jordan economy USD 355.1 million, equivalent to 0.75% of its gross domestic product. The annual costs comprise

Under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Chairman of the High Council for Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health #Jordan, in collaboration with @UN Task Force #NCDs United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases and World Health Organization (WHO)

Had a very insightful discussion with the Federal Secretary Science & Technology Mr. Sajid Baloch. His commitment to improve food governance with technological upgrades is unmatched. CGPA is also committed to have a civil society voice in systems of governance.

Recent analysis The Lancet Global Health shows that the majority of 🌍 global population has inadequate #micronutrient intake. More than 5 billion people do not consume enough of iodine, vitamin E, and calcium. More than 4 billion people do not consume enough of iron, riboflavin, folate,

Obesity and type 2 #diabetes are strongly interrelated. About 80-85% of people with diabetes are overweight or obese. Conversely, individuals with #obesity are nearly three times more likely to develop T2DM than normal weight individuals (20% vs. 7.3%, respectively).

.World Health Organization (WHO) media briefing on global health issues x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Digital technologies hold great promise for improving delivery of #health services and helping countries progress towards universal health coverage. By aligning national health systems, #digitalhealth strategies and digital transformation, national health systems could reach

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Village doctors in rural China 🇨🇳 trained to manage older adults with common heart rhythm disorder assisted by #telemedicine care from hospital specialists, resulted in a 36% lower risk of adverse 🫀 #cardiovascular outcomes over 3 years. escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-…

Feeling like you have aged overnight? Research Nature Aging shows ageing is nonlinear - with ‘waves’ peaking at 44 and 60. At those ages substantial dysregulation of molecular markers of #aging were witnessed, associated with slowing metabolism, wrinkling skin and increased