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LC16m8 mpox vaccine. Credit: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for the LC16m8 mpox vaccine, making it the second mpox vaccine to be supported by …
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Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – have proven fatal to at least one health worker or patient in Lebanon, as …
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#Canada; #Monkeypox; #CladeIMpox; #PHAC IBNS-CMEDIA: Canada has confirmed the first case of clade I mpox, media reports said on Saturday. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed the first …
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Cervical Cancer Elimination efforts. Image credit: Unsplash/National Cancer Institute As world leaders arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20 Summit this weekend, the city’s iconic Christ the Redeemer …
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#Obesity, #WHO, #Obese, #Health, #USA, #America, #Overweight A new study estimates that over 260 million people in the USA will be either obese or overweight by 2050. Over the past three decades, there has been a …
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#Diabetes, #DiabetesProblem, #Type1Diabetes The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million – over four times the total number in …
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#Adolescents, #SchoolPressure, #Pressure Adolescents across Europe, Central Asia and Canada reportedly face rising school pressure and diminishing support from families and friends, according to a new report from the World Health Organization …
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As part of its commitment to the global initiative to build stronger primary health care and health systems resilience, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) announced today an important grant allocation …
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#SugarDiet, #LowSugarDiet, #Childhood A low-sugar diet in the first years of life can significantly reduce the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, a study based on historical data has found. The researchers …
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#UnhealthyEating, #Eating, #UNFAO, #FoodHabit Most of the hidden costs of agrifood systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, the UN Food and …
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