Health
Climate change will fuel diseases, warns Global Fund
Climate change will end up killing people by fuelling infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Tuesday.
Nov 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO identifying potential pandemic pathogens
The World Health Organization said on Monday it was thrashing out a new list of priority pathogens that risk sparking pandemics or outbreaks and should be kept under close observation.
Nov 21, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Greenspaces should support mental health among young adults
Even though many global cities incorporate greenspaces such as pocket parks and community gardens into their urban planning efforts, new UBC research shows those plans often fail to include the needs of youth and young adults ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mouth diseases hit nearly half the world's people: WHO
Rotting teeth, swollen gums and oral cancers: nearly half the world's population suffer from mouth diseases, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
Nov 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Review: Are climate change and air pollution making neurologic diseases worse?
People with neurologic diseases like headache, dementia, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease may experience worsening symptoms due to climate change, according to a scoping review of research published in the ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Health
Ongoing global crises have led to a big backslide in women's, children's and adolescents' health
A new UN report shows that women's and children's health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge with devastating effects on prospects for children, young people ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
World monkeypox outbreak tops 50,000 cases
More than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak, WHO figures showed Wednesday, though transmission is slowing in the virus hotspots of Europe and the United States.
Aug 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Treating monkeypox like an STI may help control the outbreak, but stigma is a danger
The recent monkeypox global outbreak, now declared by the World Health Organization as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), is sadly yet another reason for society to stigmatize and discriminate against ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Health
Road injuries are killing young people, and it's hardly slowing down
New research led by UNSW Sydney reveals traffic-related fatalities and injuries are the biggest killers of young people worldwide—causing more deaths than communicable and non-communicable diseases or self-harm. The findings ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
The World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency. But some experts say the WHO's decision to act only after ...
Jun 23, 2022
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