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Another Pandemic Looms. Guess What? We’re Still Not Ready
Cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), a viral illness spread primarily through close physical contact, are up 160 percent in Africa compared to...
Pollution killed 9 million people globally in 2019: Report
The Lancet Commission on pollution and health said the impact from pollution on global health remains "much greater than that of war, terrorism,...
Air pollution shifts the scales in favour of female obesity
In midlife women, exposure to air pollution was associated with reduced lean mass, higher body fat, and higher proportions of fat. For instance, body...
Bikaji Foods and Global Health scrips lists at a premium
The shares of Bikaji Foods International opened at Rs 321.15, touched a high and low of Rs 335 and Rs 314, respectively
Gates Foundation eyeing virologist Gagandeep Kang
Dr Kang will retire in June next year. “I will be reaching 60 next year and after I retire I will be free to join any other entity,” she told this...
75 years of the WHO: Not the global health police we need
The organization’s headquarters are based in Geneva, Switzerland, with six regional and 150 country offices across the world.
'More light on risk for atrial fibrillation in children, young adults'
Over the past few decades, atrial fibrillation in young people has surged from previously low levels.