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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments to implement stricter regulations on products that endanger people's health.

Gaza children and pregnant and breastfeeding women are surviving on less than two meals a day of the lowest nutritional value because of the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in acute malnutrition.

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer.

Zosurabalpin is now undergoing human trials and is set to target CRAB which holds a priority 1 classification as a critical pathogen by the WHO.

Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health concern around the world.

This is the first time in Pakistan that such a method has been used.

Most of the people in Gaza have been forced to live in temporary shelters, tents, or cars.

The disease burden due to air pollution is now estimated to be on par with other major global health risks.

Lack of clean drinking water, toilets, and clean food could lead to typhoid and cholera outbreaks.

The health authorities are investigating how the person in question came to be infected with the virus.

Loneliness may put us at a higher risk of developing anxiety, dementia and depression amongst others.

In the UK, Pirola has been linked to an outbreak at a care home in Norfolk, where 28 individuals have been infected.

More than 40 per cent of pharmaceutical products have been made from herbal plants, with health professionals declaring cost-effectiveness as one of the major benefits of using herbal medicines.

As many as 21 people, including an Indian, have been put on trial in Uzbekistan for the deaths.

The World Health Organisation has added over 500 lifesaving essential medicines to its essential list including the first approvals for multiple sclerosis.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared a new Covid strain called Eris as a variant of interest.

India-manufactured cough syrup has yet again been flagged by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The peak summer travel season is currently underway across Europe.

Around 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine have been assigned to 12 countries after they proved effective in a pilot study started in 2019.

Three of the best multilateral development banks in the world have come together under the leadership of the WHO to launch an investment platform for healthcare services in low and middle-income countries.

The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy that seeks to remove emphasis on the role of body mass index after recent studies find that relying solely on BMI may not provide a complete picture of an individual's health.

As per the report, 10 companies dominated the morphine sales in the market from 2015 to 2020 and 80 per cent of this distribution went to US and Europe and other high-income countries in 2021.

The processes and the knowledge gained from the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to assist in countering future pandemics and disease outbreaks, with the key part of the discussion involving virus surveillance.

The report titled "Health For All: Transforming Economies To Deliver What Matters" is the first time such a report highlighting healthcare ideas and initiatives for governments and the private sector has been made available.

WHO appointed two artists as Goodwill Ambassadors as part of its 75th anniversary. The new Goodwill Ambassadors were named along the sidelines of the ongoing 76th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland.

On May 20, the World Health Organization launched a special network to track disease-causing microbes like viruses, bacteria, etc, collectively known as pathogens in the medical world.

WHO states that 970 million people worldwide are living with a mental health disorder, with further research finding nearly 50 per cent of CEOs are suffering from mental health issues.

The World Health Organization has called for a cautious approach towards AI, underlining that "AI-generated Large Language Model Tools or LLMs" needs to be used cautiously "to protect public health".

Some studies have shown that non-sugar sweeteners may actually lead to weight gain.

At present, there are no population-based tools to broadly screen for pancreatic cancer but those with a family history are at high risk for it.