Some 2.6 billion people in 79 countries are covered by smoke-free policies in indoor public places, the WHO reports.

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On Aug. 27, the Rutland Daily Herald reported that doctors believed an epidemic of cerebral meningitis, spinal meningitis and cerebro-spinal meningitis had hit the city and surrounding area. Over the ...

Nearly 21 months into the war in Gaza, doctors and aid workers say it is nearly impossible for the critically wounded to get ...

One in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being, according to a new ...

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With measles outbreaks, avian influenza and syphilis and HIV on the rise, Canada needs to strengthen its disease surveillance ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today has launched a major new initiative urging countries to raise real prices on ...