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Long COVID Linked to 14 Percent Higher Risk of New High Blood Pressure, Swedish Study Finds
Discover the new study linking Long COVID to a 14 percent higher risk of hypertension, and learn why cardiovascular monitoring matters now.
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WHO Says 1.1 Billion Live With Obesity as Sleep, Stress and Hormones Shape Weight
Gurugram, June 19 — The World Health Organization now calls obesity one of the fastest-growing health concerns globally. That label carries weight.…
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UN General Assembly Adopts Pandemic Declaration by Vote After Consensus Is Blocked
NEW YORK, October 14 — The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) of the…
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WHO’s binding rules govern cross-border outbreak notifications under IHR
GENEVA, July 21 — The figure that matters: 196 countries are bound by the International Health Regulations, the only international legal treaty…
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How Vaccines Train the Immune System and Cut Deaths from Disease
ASTANA, July 14 — The global vaccine market, a sector that directly shapes public health outcomes from Central Asia to the Americas,…
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Antimicrobial resistance killed 1.27 million people in 2019, Lancet study finds
MANILA, July 11 — Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is not a distant laboratory concern. For communities across Asia, it is a threat…
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Mental Illness Top Cause of Global Disability, Study Finds
MANILA, July 10 — A 2023 global study has laid bare a stark shift in the landscape of disability worldwide, with mental…
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Immunization Prevents 3.5 Million to 5 Million Deaths a Year, WHO Says, but Coverage Gaps Persist
GENEVA, July 8 — The World Health Organization estimates that immunization prevents 2-3 million deaths every year from diseases including diphtheria, tetanus,…
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Nebraska Professor Turns Parents’ Cancer Deaths in Kenya Into Classroom Campaigns
LAGOS, July 1 — For years, I taught my students about the mechanics of writing, about narrative structure and clarity. But the…
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Sudan’s Cholera Epidemic: 124,269 Suspected Cases and 3,355 Deaths Across All 18 States
The cholera outbreak that erupted in Sudan in 2024 has surged to become the most severe episode of the disease recorded in…
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Philippines Reports Mpox Case in Man With No Travel History, Health Secretary Says
Health authorities in the Philippines have identified the country’s first confirmed case of mpox, the viral illness stemming from the West African…
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WHO Declares Mpox Emergency Amid Growing Global Health Concerns
The World Health Organization’s decision to declare a public health emergency of international concern on July 23, 2022, marked a formal recognition…
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Global Export Restrictions Worsen COVID-19 Medical Supply Shortages
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented global competition for medical resources, reshaping international relations in the process. By April 6, 2020,…
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