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Gaza's Last Cancer Hospital Stops Working After Israeli Attack: WHO
The World Health Organization said Thursday that the last hospital in Gaza providing cancer and cardiac care had stopped functioning after an Israeli attack.
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Pandemic Accord, Tightened Budget On Menu At World Health Organisation Meet
Dozens of high-ranking officials and thousands of delegates are set to gather for the United Nations health agency's annual decision-making assembly, due to last from May 19 to 27.
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"Cannot Do Everything": WHO Halves Management Team After US Funding Cuts
The World Health Organization has reduced its management team by half and will have to scale back operations, its director-general said on Wednesday, four months after the United States announced it was leaving the agency and cutting funding.
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"Planetary Threat": Scientists Exploring How To Beat Heat For Better Sleep
"Rising temperatures induced by climate change and urbanisation pose a planetary threat to human sleep, and therefore health, performance, and wellbeing," according to a 2024 review of scientific literature published in the journal Sleep Medicine.
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Road Accident Victims To Get Cashless Treatment Up To Rs 1.5 Lakh
The NHA will serve as the executing agency for the program, working in collaboration with police, hospitals, and State Health Agencies.
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US Health Agency Urges Therapy, Not Transition Treatment For Transgenders
Major medical groups and those who treat transgender young people sharply criticised the new report as inaccurate.
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Trump Team Vows To Ban Artificial Food Dyes, Calls It "Existential Threat"
Studies link synthetic dyes to conditions including ADHD, diabetes, cancer, genomic disruption, gastrointestinal issues and more.
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"Sudden Drop In Income": WHO Announces Layoffs Amid US Funding Cuts
The United Nations health agency has been bracing for President Donald Trump's planned full withdrawal of the United States -- by far its largest donor -- next January.
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Pope Francis Skips Rome's Annual Good Friday Procession Amid Health Concerns
Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession on Friday at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year in a row.
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Trump Admin Plans $40 Billion In Health Budget Cuts: Report
The Trump administration plans to slash annual discretionary spending at the US federal health department by around one-third, or $40 billion, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a draft budget document.
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They Sold Their Likeness To AI -- And Regretted It
South Korean actor Simon Lee was stunned when he saw his likeness -- at times as a gynaecologist or a surgeon -- being used to promote questionable health cures on TikTok and Instagram.
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Sandstorm In Iraq Shuts Airports, 3,700 Hospitalized With Breathing Issues
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday
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Over 10% Of Afghans Could Lose Healthcare By 2025-End: WHO
More than 10 percent of the Afghan population could be deprived of healthcare by the end of the year due to the termination of US aid, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.
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After Sweden, Denmark Aims To Eradicate Cervical Cancer By 2040
Denmark aims to eradicate cervical cancer by 2040 thanks to a national HPV vaccination campaign and screening programme, the Danish Cancer Society said on Monday.
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Donald Trump "Fully Fit" To Serve As US President, Says His Doctor After Medical Exam
Donald Trump is in "excellent health," a White House doctor's assessment said Sunday, after he underwent his first annual medical checkup since returning to the US presidency.
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Gaza's Last Cancer Hospital Stops Working After Israeli Attack: WHO
The World Health Organization said Thursday that the last hospital in Gaza providing cancer and cardiac care had stopped functioning after an Israeli attack.
-
Pandemic Accord, Tightened Budget On Menu At World Health Organisation Meet
Dozens of high-ranking officials and thousands of delegates are set to gather for the United Nations health agency's annual decision-making assembly, due to last from May 19 to 27.
-
"Cannot Do Everything": WHO Halves Management Team After US Funding Cuts
The World Health Organization has reduced its management team by half and will have to scale back operations, its director-general said on Wednesday, four months after the United States announced it was leaving the agency and cutting funding.
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"Planetary Threat": Scientists Exploring How To Beat Heat For Better Sleep
"Rising temperatures induced by climate change and urbanisation pose a planetary threat to human sleep, and therefore health, performance, and wellbeing," according to a 2024 review of scientific literature published in the journal Sleep Medicine.
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Road Accident Victims To Get Cashless Treatment Up To Rs 1.5 Lakh
The NHA will serve as the executing agency for the program, working in collaboration with police, hospitals, and State Health Agencies.
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US Health Agency Urges Therapy, Not Transition Treatment For Transgenders
Major medical groups and those who treat transgender young people sharply criticised the new report as inaccurate.
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Trump Team Vows To Ban Artificial Food Dyes, Calls It "Existential Threat"
Studies link synthetic dyes to conditions including ADHD, diabetes, cancer, genomic disruption, gastrointestinal issues and more.
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"Sudden Drop In Income": WHO Announces Layoffs Amid US Funding Cuts
The United Nations health agency has been bracing for President Donald Trump's planned full withdrawal of the United States -- by far its largest donor -- next January.
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Pope Francis Skips Rome's Annual Good Friday Procession Amid Health Concerns
Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession on Friday at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year in a row.
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Trump Admin Plans $40 Billion In Health Budget Cuts: Report
The Trump administration plans to slash annual discretionary spending at the US federal health department by around one-third, or $40 billion, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a draft budget document.
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They Sold Their Likeness To AI -- And Regretted It
South Korean actor Simon Lee was stunned when he saw his likeness -- at times as a gynaecologist or a surgeon -- being used to promote questionable health cures on TikTok and Instagram.
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Sandstorm In Iraq Shuts Airports, 3,700 Hospitalized With Breathing Issues
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday
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Over 10% Of Afghans Could Lose Healthcare By 2025-End: WHO
More than 10 percent of the Afghan population could be deprived of healthcare by the end of the year due to the termination of US aid, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.
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After Sweden, Denmark Aims To Eradicate Cervical Cancer By 2040
Denmark aims to eradicate cervical cancer by 2040 thanks to a national HPV vaccination campaign and screening programme, the Danish Cancer Society said on Monday.
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Donald Trump "Fully Fit" To Serve As US President, Says His Doctor After Medical Exam
Donald Trump is in "excellent health," a White House doctor's assessment said Sunday, after he underwent his first annual medical checkup since returning to the US presidency.
