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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
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UK Restricts Prostate Cancer Screening to High-Risk Men Only

UK health advisors restrict prostate cancer screening to men with dangerous genetic variants and family cancer histories. The targeted approach…

ICU Rooftop Gardens Show Promise for Critically Ill Patient Recovery

King's College Hospital creates world's first ICU rooftop garden where critically ill patients receive life support treatment outdoors. Research shows…

Prostate Cancer Affects One in Eight Men: Early Symptoms and Detection Guidelines

New data reveals one in eight men will develop prostate cancer, yet early symptoms often go unrecognized. Understanding warning signs…

Biotech Industry Faces Strategic Inflection Point Amid Cost Pressures and Innovation Demands

Veteran biotech executive Jeremy Levin discusses how the industry faces a critical juncture with $2.6 billion average drug development costs…

ECDC Convenes 80 European Experts to Strengthen Respiratory Virus Surveillance

ECDC brought together 80 respiratory virus experts from across Europe in Vienna to strengthen regional surveillance capabilities. The annual ERVI-Net…

Gut microbiome screening could predict Parkinson’s disease risk years before symptoms emerge

New research published in Nature Medicine reveals that gut microbiome analysis could identify Parkinson's disease risk years before symptoms appear.…

Genetic-Environmental Interactions Accelerate Brain Aging in Latin America

New research reveals how poverty and pollution accelerate brain aging by up to 15 years across Latin America, overriding genetic…

Brain Scans Reveal No Widespread Inflammation in Long COVID Patients, Challenging Previous Theories

New brain imaging study finds no widespread inflammation in long COVID patients, instead revealing heightened activity in mood and emotion…

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