How well are countries in Europe dealing with health issues? New report shows progress is stagnating
Europe’s progress on health is “stagnating” and in certain areas, even backsliding, according to an overarching new report ...
USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security
These efforts have brought immense financial as well as health benefits to the U.S. and the rest of the world. Some economists estimate that the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, created in 1988, ...
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Reappointed WHO Europe Chief Shares Vision for Public Health
Hans Kluge continues his leadership as Europe grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, health system resilience, and emerging ...
WHO worries about West Bank violence, impact on healthcare
The World Health Organization is deeply concerned about violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the impact of what it ...
Mystery illness that kills within 48 hours spreading in Congo
At least 50 fatalities reported after three children ate a bat and quickly died following haemorrhagic fever symptoms ...
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53 dead from mystery illness linked to Congo bat meal
A rapidly spreading unknown illness has killed 53 people in Congo, with preliminary investigations linking the outbreak to ...
Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat
Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats that can enter human cells in a similar fashion as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid ...
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COVID-19 should have taught us that undermining global health is a risky proposition
Pathogens such as the coronavirus can travel around the world at a speed that too often outpaces governments’ ability to detect, treat, cure, and prevent diseases. Even the best-funded health care ...
Germany's Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz hold rallies in final days ahead of federal election
As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...
New York doctor indicted in Louisiana abortion case recognized as a leader in women’s reproductive health
Dr. Margaret Carpenter, or “Dr. Maggie” as her friends and patients affectionately call her, has always been the brave one, ...
Elon Musk's DOGE has worked quickly to cut federal agencies. Here's a list of what's been targeted so far.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government spending.
Children as young as four among victims of gang-rape and ethnic cleansing in war-torn Sudan
She saw Emmanuel lying on the floor with three young girls, aged 11, eight and seven. All four children had been stripped naked. “They were all bleeding and crying,” she told The Telegraph. All four ...