Health

Heart disease, stroke surpass COVID-19 as top killers globally: Study
Deaths from infectious diseases fall, while chronic conditions like diabetes, Alzheimer’s and drug use disorders increase globally
Heart disease, stroke surpass COVID-19 as top killers globally: Study
Deaths from infectious diseases fall, while chronic conditions like diabetes, Alzheimer’s and drug use disorders increase globally

Weight-loss drugs may lower cancer risk in those with obesity: Study
Researchers tracked more than 86,000 adults with obesity to study long-term effects

US university professor warns global healthcare fraud costs reach $850B
Dr. Ranavaya stresses insurance fraud, exaggerated medical claims are on rise worldwide, draining billions from healthcare systems, posing growing global challenge speaking at 20th International Forensic Medicine Days in Türkiye

Beyond reasonable doubt? AI and the future of forensics
Experts say AI can be both a ‘game changer’ and a trigger for ‘an arms race’ in forensic science

Forensic specialists urge Gaza war crimes probes modeled on Bosnia, Kosovo
Systematic efforts to conceal graves and erase evidence pose major challenges in war crimes cases, warn experts

Virtual autopsies set new 'gold standard' in forensic medicine: Top Swiss pathologist
Michael Josef Thali touts new non-invasive technique using computer tomography, MRI, and 3-D to examine human remains