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Zimbabwe extends cholera vaccination amid decline in new cases

The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday extended oral cholera vaccination in the capital Harare amid a marked decline in new cases countrywide.

WHO study says over 400 million people need hearing aids globally

Over 400 million people globally need hearing aids, a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals, but only 20 per cent get them due to lack of financial and human resources, as ...

One in eight people on Earth is living with obesity, warns WHO

At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (March 1, 2024), citing a newly released global medical study.

New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine is now tuition-free after receiving a USD 1 billion donor gift

Students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine will no longer need to pay tuition fees after the school received a $1 billion donor gift from a former professor.

Bubonic plague case detected in US

A person in the US state of Oregon has been diagnosed with a rare case of bubonic plague.

WHO says five nations awarded for their efforts towards eliminating mass-produced trans fats in food

Five countries have been awarded for their efforts towards eliminating mass-produced trans fats in food, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday.

Study finds kiwifruit is a powerful mood booster

Kiwifruit has proven itself as a powerful mood booster and new research from the University of Otago has shown just how fast its effects can be.

More than one million lives were saved in Europe due to COVID-19 vaccines, says WHO

COVID-19 vaccines saved at least 1.4 million lives in Europe – “irrefutable” proof of the power of these inoculations, the regional head of the World Health Organization ...

WHO reports show cholera cases rising globally

The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year, UN agencies have reported.