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A new study published December 22 in Nature Communications details that markers of brain injury are present in the blood many months after COVID-19 infection, despite inflammation blood tests being normal. more
WHO alerts dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries

This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Vietnam: Six monkey pox victims die

Ten southern localities of Vietnam have reported 117 monkey pox cases, including six deaths, according to the Institute Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.

Gaza hospital destroyed, WHO chief reiterates ceasefire call

The head of the UN health agency Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has spoken out against the “effective destruction” of a hospital in northern Gaza by Israeli forces over the weeken ...

Eating meals early reduces risk of developing cardiovascular disease: Study

A study led by scientists from INRAE, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Inserm, and the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, has revealed that the time at which we eat could in ...

World Health Organization officially names noma as a neglected tropical disease

In a pivotal move towards addressing one of the world’s most underrecognized health challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) (December 15, 2023) announced the inclusion of no ...

Decline in vaccine coverage prompts measles surge in Europe, Central Asia, says UNICEF

Measles, a vaccine-preventable disease which weakens children’s immune systems and can be fatal, is up by a staggering 3,200 per cent this year compared to last in Europe and Centra ...

WHO warns children aged 13 to 15 worldwide are using e-cigarettes at rates higher than adults

E-cigarettes, which pose serious health risks, are being “aggressively marketed” to young people and in large parts of the world there are no rules in place to protect childre ...

CDC says more than one in three Americans are at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes: CDC

Prediabetes is reversible, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ad Council want to make sure people know they can change the outcome.

Cambodian man diagnosed with monkeypox: Reports

A 28-year-old man has been diagnosed with monkeypox in Cambodia, becoming the second person tested positive for the virus since July last year, the health ministry said in a statement on ...