SARS-CoV-2, the new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), caused by the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19), isolated for the first time in Wuhan in China in December 2019, continues to wreak havoc,
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Cancer is on the rise globally but preventative measures could save millions of lives, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) annual cancer report, released on 4 February. One
Yesterday (January 30), the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China a “public health emergency of international concern” due to the risk the virus poses to
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a new coronavirus is probably the cause of the mysterious pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, a city of more than 11 million people
Progress on health equality in Europe has stalled, according to a first-ever Health Equity Status Report (2019) released on 10 September by the World Health Organization (WHO). In many of
Being overweight is no longer just an urban problem, as once thought. A new study published on 8 May in Nature suggests weight gain in rural areas may, in fact,
A new drug that can withstand high temperatures could help prevent the deaths of thousands of women around the world who suffer from severe bleeding after childbirth, according to the
On Thursday 17th March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (the IARC), appointed Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass as its new Director. She will replace Christopher Wild, the outgoing director.
As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread, health officials are considering deploying experimental drugs in addition to an experimental vaccine in order to
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners including Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are working alongside national health authorities to stop a new outbreak of Ebola virus from spreading in the