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Many people are drinking less sugary soft drink than in the past. This is a great win for public health, given the recognised risks of diets high in sugar-sweetened drinks.

A new strain of mpox is spreading more efficiently, but experts don’t think it has pandemic potential yet

Vaccine misinformation has added to crisis of collapsed healthcare and poor nutrition, Unicef and WHO report

COVID variants are emerging every now and then. With every new mutation, the variant's ability to escape immunity increases and so is its transmission rate. Immunity against COVID is also increasing.

"Why didn't I pick up on his pain?" "The pain is there, but so is life -- in the here and now," Paoli insisted.

In a remarkable feat, we are inching closer to diagnosis and treatment of a life threatening disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday prequalified the self test against hepatitis C. WHO recommended HCV self-testing (HCVST) in 2021, to complement existing HCV testing services in countries. The recommendation was based…

A drop in the consumption of sugary drinks leads to half of the reduction, the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health research finds

Tirzepatide, which is sold under the brand names Mounjaro and Zepbound – which treat diabetes and weight loss, respectively – leads to more weight loss than semaglutide, new research has shown

Premature birth, which is birth before 37 weeks gestation is a major concern globally because it exposes the newborn to several health complications. As per WHO’s 2023 report, “An estimated13.4 million babies were born too early in 2020. That is more than 1 in 10 babies. Approximately 900,000 children die…