Our Scans · (LF.3) Good Health and Well-being · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

• [New] Healthcare has been a bedrock of AI innovation for years, and in 2026 that trend will continue with life-saving applications that operate in real-time across entire cities. DE-CIX - we make interconnection easy. Anywhere.
• [New] EPA's determination rescinds the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which found that climate pollution is a threat to public health and welfare. American Public Health Association
• [New] Health benefits gleaned from energy efficiency retrofits could exceed their implementation costs by up to three times. OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ( ORF )
• [New] While the destruction of Iran's military power will give the free world a respite, China and Russia might see it in their interests to restore some or all of the military equipment that is being destroyed in Iran. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• [New] In Nepal, ongoing integration of mental health services into primary care provides a critical opportunity to strengthen suicide risk assessment and management. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• [New] Young adults in America have experienced the highest rates of excessive anxiety and sleep disruption due to anxiety-related issues, as well as chronic health problems related to stress. The Minds Journal
• [New] A collaboration between the ACS and the American Cancer Society aims to develop strategies to better prepare cancer centers for events that can trigger large-scale disruptions, including climate-related disasters and health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. ACS
• [New] The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Research has launched a funding call for trials testing whether it could help reset the internal clocks of people living in care homes and reduce behavioural disturbances in dementia. The Guardian
• [New] 2026 can expect to witness further progress in the shift in medical treatment towards a holistic affair, with more efforts on integrating healthcare models to make diagnostics, consultations, treatments, and follow-ups into one coordinated system. Destination Wellness Magazine
• [New] 2026 is expected to see hospitals and healthcare providers initiating more measures to drive the affordability and trust factors by bringing in more improvements in patient financial experience, with clearer estimates, digital payment options, and friendly collection strategies. Destination Wellness Magazine
• [New] A cybersecurity incident affecting Stryker Corporation - one of the world's largest manufacturers of medical devices - has drawn renewed attention to the growing cyber risks facing healthcare suppliers and critical medical technology providers. DefenceTalk
• [New] Some top US lobbying firms are simultaneously working both sides of the Pfas forever chemicals issue, raising serious conflict of interest questions and concerns that their activity is slowing states' efforts to rein in the public health threat. The Guardian
• [New] Patients in the UK are not safe unless the world as a whole is resilient against health threats. The Guardian
• [New] A newly released report by the ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices identifies the most serious threats to patient safety expected to impact healthcare in 2026. New York Personal Injury Attorneys Blog
• [New] The current cyber threat landscape is being shaped by three major trends: a surge in Iranian-aligned cyber activity, the growing use of AI tools that make attacks easier to plan, and an expanding exposure of U.S. critical infrastructure systems online. CloudSEK
• [New] As the U.S. population gets older, the demand for health care jobs will keep growing. Marketplace
• [New] Europe and North America have well-established HHAP and HHWS, with HHAPs helping to avert up to 23% of expected deaths in Europe. OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ( ORF )
• By 2035 more than US$1 tn of global healthcare spending is expected to pivot towards prevention, personalised care, home-based services and digital ecosystems. Bizclik Media Ltd
• Patients of physicians who had high adherence rates to diabetes and heart failure medications had better health outcomes than patients of physicians with lower rates of adherence, suggesting adherence could be an indicator of quality of care. PubMed Central (PMC)
• In 2026, the most successful deals will be the ones that seek to shape the future of healthcare, creating a more resilient, tech-enabled, affordable and patient-centred health system. Bizclik Media Ltd
• Looking ahead to 2026, M&A is predicted to serve as a catalyst for business model reinvention across biopharma, medtech, health services and digital health. Bizclik Media Ltd
• The introduction of biosimilars is anticipated to help lower the cost burden of biologics on the U.S. health care system, and may help expand access to biological medicines. Biosimilar Solutions

Last updated: 16 March 2026