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A child in the USA has become the first person in the country to test positive for bird flu infection, as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). more
Over 260 million people in USA will be either obese or overweight by 2050, reveals new study

A new study estimates that over 260 million people in the USA will be either obese or overweight by 2050.

New report shows unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs

Most of the hidden costs of agrifood systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, the UN Food and Agr ...

WHO lists 17 pathogens as top priorities for developing new vaccine

The World Health Organization has listed 17 pathogens as a priority to develop a new vaccine.

Study finds low-sugar diet in early childhood has a connection with reducing diabetes and BP risk

A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a study based has found.

Low-sugar diet in early childhood reduces lifetime risk of chronic disease, shows new study

A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a new study based on historical data has found.

WHO and partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time over mpox outbreak

In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time to provide support to countries facing mpox o ...

Latest WHO report shows TB has replaced COVID-19 as leading infectious disease killer in 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023 – the high ...

New UNICEF report says 85 per cent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile, conflict-affected areas

Countries facing conflict, natural disasters and humanitarian crises are struggling to provide routine childhood immunisations leaving many children vulnerable to the resurgence of polio, ...

Hajj pilgrimage: WHO announces collaboration with Saudi Arabia on health card initiative

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new milestone digital health collaboration recently to expand the Hajj health card initiative to support th ...