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Hours after Donald Trump began his second term as United States president on Jan. 20, 2024, he signed an executive order to end American membership in the World Health Organization (WHO) after one year. This restarted a process that the first Trump administration initiated in July 2020 but was reversed…

Work is finished, and you’re tired and hungry. Maybe you’re rushing home or to daycare pickup.

Pricey deworming remedies are being touted as cure-alls. Supermodel Heidi Klum gave it a go – experts roll their eyes

Heavier use of social media and video games does not in itself worsen teenagers’ mental health, despite widespread concerns, a new study has found.

Health experts warn that mpox, rubella, bird flu and Oropouche could spark the next pandemic as vaccine rates plummet globally and the UK remains unprepared.

It is late, the ward is crowded, and the clock is moving faster than everyone would like. A doctor has stabilised the patient as best they can, but one thing is missing – blood.

Understand dengue fever progression and warning signs of severe infection, from mild fever and aches to plasma leakage, shock, and who needs urgent care.

Men are nearly six times more likely than women to die from alcohol-related self-harm, as people in their 30s emerge as the most vulnerable age range.

IN DEPTH: The World Health Organisation will this year start to work with scientists and drug developers to gather more information about the safety of medicines in pregnancy. Rachel Schraer reports

President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from what is arguably the world’s most important climate agreement, and the reaction everyone is having to this very precedented move is to call it “illegal,” proving once and for all that lawmakers are either remaining willfully delusional about a method…

Low taxes, which are not in line with inflation, are ineffective in reducing alcohol or sugary drink consumption, the World Health Organization warns.