Digital technologies and algorithm-driven software - especially social media - present high risks of privacy invasion, cyberbullying and distraction from learning to young girls, accordin ...
Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls now match or even exceed boys when it comes to substance use, the World Health Organizati ...
A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO) on April 12.
The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals including humans is a significant public health concern, senior UN medics said on Thursday, as they announced new ...
Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Friday (A ...
Pregnancy may carry a cost, reports a new study from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) released ...
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections(UTIs) can be prevented for upto nine years in more than half of people given an oral spray-based vaccine and is a potential alternative to antibiotic tr ...
A fifth-grade student died and dozens of others were hospitalised on Friday morning in Vietnam's central city of Nha Trang after having breakfast sold by street vendors or at local fo ...
- More exposure to artificial, bright, outdoor nighttime light linked to higher stroke risk, reveal study
- New study finds social, environmental factors may raise risk of developing heart disease and stroke
- Report suggests declines in global fertility rates set to transform global population pattern by 2100
- WHO says nearly 7000 avoidable deaths reported in Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic
- New study shows intermittent fasting may increase chances of death due to cardiovascular disease
