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Philippines Detects First Mpox Case This Year, Yet to Determine Strain
The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the...
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Miss Universe Singapore Pageant Now Open to All Women Over 18, Including Those Who Are Married or Have Children
Your chances of becoming the next Miss Universe Singapore just got higher. In an effort...
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Microsoft Will Pay $14 Mil to Settle Allegations It Discriminated Against Employees Who Took Leave
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations that the global software...
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Israel sets March deadline for Gaza ground offensive in Rafah
Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has warned that unless Hamas frees all hostages held...
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WHO weighs up AI risks and benefits for healthcare
Generative artificial intelligence could transform healthcare through things like drug development and quicker diagnoses, but...
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COVID-19 variant maintains threat: WHO
COVID-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe,...
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WHO says Gaza's al-Shifa hospital is a death zone, as hundreds leave
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City as a "death...
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Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record
More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever this year, the country's...
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Wegovy, other weight loss drugs ‘no silver bullet’, says WHO amid obesity review
New highly-effective weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy are not a “silver bullet”...
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India-made cough syrup: Mystery middleman may be new clue to deaths of dozens of children
An unnamed middleman in Mumbai provided a crucial raw material used in India-made cough syrups...
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Billions still exposed to toxic trans fat: WHO
Five billion people are exposed to higher heart disease risks through trans fat, the World...
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WHO urges China to share more data on Covid-19 infections
The World Health Organisation has urged China to share real-time data about a surge in...
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Pandemic treaty plans thrashed out at WHO
Negotiators are meeting in Geneva this week to thrash out a pandemic treaty aimed at...
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Skin-to-skin contact key for premature baby survival, WHO says in shift
Skin-to-skin contact is key to improving survival of premature and small babies, the WHO said...
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Cholera: killer of the poor
Cholera, which has made a comeback in Haiti three years after a devastating outbreak, is...
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WHO reports increase in TB deaths during pandemic
The number of people who fell ill and died with tuberculosis increased during the coronavirus...
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UK scientists given £2m to tackle global monkeypox outbreak
A newly created research consortium has been given £2 million ($2.2m) to help tackle the...
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Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising: WHO
Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks...
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'Blood on your hands' if world steps back on tackling COVID now: WHO official
If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that...
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'Living with COVID': Where the pandemic could go next
As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are...
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Conspiracy theories cloud pandemic treaty push
The World Health Organization is battling a barrage of disinformation alleging it is scheming to...
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Test makers target monkeypox market as cases surge
Diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox, hoping to tap into a new...
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No concern yet monkeypox will cause pandemic: WHO
The WHO said Monday it was not concerned for now that the spread of monkeypox...
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Monkeypox wasn’t created in a lab - and other claims debunked
Since cases of monkeypox began to emerge in Europe, beliefs about the virus have been...
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WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries
The World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more...