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Tuberculosis emerges as key global health priority at World Health Assembly

May 26, 2023

Prior to the global health crisis triggered by COVID-19, tuberculosis ranked as the deadliest infectious disease worldwide The Seventy-sixth World Health...

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Neglected diseases, NCDs pose global health risks post-COVID: WHO

May 19, 2023

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Between 2020-2021, the COVID pandemic resulted in a colossal 336.8 million years of life lost globally, which equates to an average of 22 years of life lost...

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Scale-up efforts to prevent, detect and control hypertension: WHO

May 16, 2023

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While a quarter of the adult population in the WHO South-East Asia region has high blood pressure, only one in three are on treatment while just one in ten...

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Don’t use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control: WHO

May 16, 2023

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The UN agency said its advice on non-sugar sweeteners was part of a suite of existing and forthcoming guidelines on diets that aim to establish lifelong...

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AI can combat vaccine misinformation

May 15, 2023

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Artificial intelligence can allow for real-time analysis of public attitudes and sentiments from social media and Web platforms, giving an opportunity to track...

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Preterm births on the rise: 152 million in 10 years

May 10, 2023

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A new report raises the alarm about a “silent emergency” that goes unnoticed and unrecognized An estimated 13.4 million babies were born pre-term...

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Digital health can drive universal coverage through primary care

May 9, 2023

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Innovative digital solutions have the potential to make the delivery of primary healthcare more efficient, accessible, and affordable Primary healthcare (PHC)...

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COVID pandemic is over but millions suffer from Long COVID

May 8, 2023

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has logged more than 104 million COVID-19 cases in the US as of late April While the World Health...

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Covid-19 no longer a global health emergency, says WHO

May 5, 2023

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Most countries are returning to life as we knew it before COVID-19, the WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a news conference The World Health...

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Disrupted circadian rhythm could increase cancer risk

May 2, 2023

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By prioritizing good sleep habits and working to keep our sleep-wake cycle in sync, we can lower our risk of lifestyle-related diseases Our bodies are designed...