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Health The World

11. April 2026

A Simpler Cure Could Help End a Deadly Disease

Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the countries set to benefit in 2026 from a new single-dose treatment for sleeping sickness, raising hopes of eliminating the disease.

Health

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Health United Kingdom

29. March 2026

Breakthrough Treatment Offers New Hope for Severe Childhood Epilepsy

The United Kingdom reported promising 2026 trial results for a new drug that significantly reduces seizures in children with Dravet syndrome, improving quality of life for patients and families.

Health

Health Indonesia

15. March 2026

Shorter Treatment Breakthrough Strengthens Fight Against Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Indonesia is expanding faster diagnosis and a new six-month treatment to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis, improving care for patients in a country where around one million people fall ill with TB each year.

Health

Oscar Murphy before CAR-T cell treatment

Health United Kingdom

20. January 2026

Living Cancer Drug Offered to Patient for First Time

In the UK, a breakthrough “living drug” has been given to an NHS patient with aggressive leukaemia, opening access to a powerful personalised therapy that can deliver long-term remission and potential cures.

Society

Cannabis Being Harvested Legally stock photo

Society Canada

8. December 2025

Legal Cannabis Helps Reduce Drug Crime

In Canada, police-reported drug offences have fallen by nearly one-third since 2019, with cannabis legalization credited for driving a major shift in the country’s crime landscape.

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Health USA

23. November 2025

Tiny Patch Offers Big Hope for Healing the Heart

MIT engineers have developed a programmable drug-delivery patch that can be placed directly on the heart after a heart attack, facilitating the healing of damaged tissue and regenerating blood vessels in ways previously not possible.

Animals

Animals United States

11. November 2025

No Crabs Harmed in This Big Medicine Boost

Scientists are closing in on lab-made replacements for the blue blood of horseshoe crabs, which have long been used to ensure the safety of vaccines and other medicines.

Society

Society Switzerland

16. October 2025

Turberculosis Treatment Just Got More Affordable

The price of a full six-month treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis has dropped under USD 300, following a third major price cut this year — a major step toward affordable care for all.

Society

Justin Carlyle, age 23, photographed on the street in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, has lived with addiction to fentanyl and other drugs for a decade

Society USA

8. July 2025

Drastic Drop in Drug-Related Deaths

Across the United States, a stunning drop in drug deaths has occurred among citizens under the age of 35, with 27% fewer fatal overdoses across all age groups in 2024, as teens appear to play safer when it comes to experimenting with illicit substances.

Health

Health United States

10. February 2025

Opioid Crisis No More: New, <em>Non-Addictive</em> Pain Killer

A new, non-addictive pain medicine has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.