Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Harmful pollution boosting superbug 'silent pandemic'

Containing and cleaning up environmental pollution, especially in waterways, is crucial to controlling increasingly bullet-proof superbugs which could kill tens of millions by mid-century, a new UN report said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

France aiming to start COVID vaccinations in January

France said Tuesday it was preparing to kick off a nationwide COVID vaccination campaign in January when it hopes virus shots will be approved and available.

Gerontology & Geriatrics

AI 'ageism' could seriously impact elderly health: WHO

Biases embedded in artificial intelligence (AI) systems increasingly used in health care risk deepening discrimination against older people, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday.

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