[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) says there has been an extermination of entire Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip as a result of the incessant Israeli air strikes against the besieged coastal enclave over the past few days. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Saturday appealed to the international community to open up Gaza…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended an affordable, mass-produced malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford, in a major development against the life-threatening disease spread to humans by some mosquitoes. Malaria, a major global health issue, primarily affects babies and infants and has been a significant problem for over a century. However,…
[ad_1] New Delhi: Researchers found no strong evidence that YouTube promoted anti-vaccine sentiment during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, examined if YouTube’s recommendation system acted as a “rabbit hole,” leading users searching for vaccine-related videos to anti-vaccine content. For the study, researchers asked the World Health Organization…
[ad_1] Every year on September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day is observed. The day was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO). According to WHO, the day aims to “focus attention on the issue, reduce stigma and raise awareness among organizations, governments, and the…
[ad_1] The UK has reported a new Covid variant EG.5.1, accounting for 1 in 7 new cases, according to the country’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA). This comes after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated an increase in new Covid cases as well as the number of Covid hospitalisations – from around…
[ad_1] As more Americans shy away from sugar, artificial sweeteners have stepped in to fill the gap in people’s favorite recipes, with more than 6,000 products manufactured with aspartame. But questions are being raised about aspartame’s safety after Reuters reported that the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization is set to declare that the…
[ad_1] Autistic Pride Day 2023: Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder are often confused to be born with a disease. The World Health Organisation describes autism spectrum disorders (ASD) as a varied set of illnesses. They have considerable difficulties communicating and interacting with others on a social level. The purpose of Autism Pride Day is…
[ad_1] Worker labors on a production line at the factory of Qilu Pharmaceutical in Haikou, Hainan province of China, February 11, 2022. Su Bikun | VCG | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the temporary importation of an unapproved chemotherapy drug from China in effort to ease an acute shortage of…
[ad_1] The head of the World Health Organization urged countries across the globe to prepare for the next pandemic, warning that future health emergencies could be even worse than the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s warning comes weeks after the group officially ended the COVID global health emergency. During a meeting of…
[ad_1] The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new recommendations cautioning against the use of non-sugar sweeteners to control weight due to potential health risks. Based on a systematic review of scientific literature, the agency found that these sweeteners do not aid in long-term reduction of body fat and may increase the risk of Type…
