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Alcohol consumption is a major cause of cancer in Europe, the WHO's cancer research agency warned in a new report.

Remembering John “Ozzy” Osbourne, the frontman who breathed life into heavy metal and found some of its greatest guitar players

Many antibiotics have lost effectiveness against common bacterial infections since 2018, the report warned.

Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050

Addiction can take hold with devastating speed, as one 25-year-old caller to "The Ramsey Show" found. 

Bill Gates and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are reportedly developing plans to expand access to popular weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk A/S’ (NYSE:NVO) Wegovy and Eli Lilly and Co.’s (NYSE:LLY) Mounjaro in low- and middle-income countries.

ON THE GROUND: Nairobi’s Dandora dumpsite continues to receive 2,000 tonnes of waste each day despite being declared full in 2001. Waste pickers who come each day searching for valuables to sell tell Nick Ferris how extreme heat and rains are making the work increasingly difficult

One in three doctors and nurses in Europe are depressed and one in 10 reported passive suicidal thoughts, a new report finds.

More than 54,000 children aged under five in Gaza are suffering acute malnutrition, including more than 12,800 who are severely malnourished, according to a study published in The Lancet on Wednesday.

The World Health Organization says an Ebola outbreak in southern Congo is starting to be contained

Imagine living in a town where three or more families are competing for a single early learning place. This is the reality for many families in regional, rural and remote Australia. Experts call these areas “childcare deserts”.