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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 measures to tackle airborne diseases. more
Nigeria is now the first country to introduce 'revolutionary' meningitis vaccine: WHO

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 accelerates biological ageing in healthy, young adult population, finds shows

Pregnancy may carry a cost, reports a new study from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Hepatitis virus killing 3500 daily, warns WHO report

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 ...

Study finds oral vaccine for UTI is potential alternative to antibiotics

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 ...

Suspected food poisoning leaves student dead in Vietnam

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

People continuously exposed to bright, artificial light at night may be at increased risk of developing conditions that affect blood flow to the brain and having a stroke, according to re ...

New study finds social, environmental factors may raise risk of developing heart disease and stroke

People who live in areas with social and environmental adversities may have up to twice the increased risk for developing heart disease and stroke, according to new research published tod ...

Report suggests declines in global fertility rates set to transform global population pattern by 2100

The world is approaching a low-fertility future. Although by 2100 more than 97% of countries and territories will have fertility rates below what is necessary to sustain population size o ...

WHO says nearly 7000 avoidable deaths reported in Europe due to COVID-19 pandemic

There were nearly 7,000 excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB) in the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region during the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, new data pu ...