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February 13, 2025 10:37 AM
A team of Israeli researchers has identified how the structure and chemical modifications of DNA influence the risk of developing lung cancer from smoking. The team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem focused on benzo(a)pyrene, a toxic chemical ...
February 12, 2025 10:03 PM
The United States' pause on foreign aid contributions is having a serious impact on global health, hitting programmes fighting polio, HIV and other threats, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Ted...
February 3, 2025 1:14 PM
The World Health Organization (WHO) has projected an 85% increase in cancer cases and deaths in the South-East Asia region by 2050. This increase is expected to result in a significant rise in both the number of new cancer diagnoses and related fatal...
January 24, 2025 3:42 PM
The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programmes to prioritise after President Donald Trumpannouncedhe was withdrawing the U.S. from the agency, the WHO's chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters. Trump mad...
January 21, 2025 4:23 PM
Berlin will try to talk U.S. President Donald Trump out of his decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organisation, Germany's health minister said on Tuesday. The U.N. agency also said that it hoped that its top donor country w...
January 21, 2025 11:32 AM
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to formally withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision, announced on Monday (local time), comes after a prolonged period of criticism directed at the WHO, ...
January 17, 2025 5:15 PM
A World Health Organization official said on Friday that it should be possible to scale up aid imports into Gaza massively to around 600 trucks a day under the terms of a ceasefire deal. If successful, the ceasefire set to begin on Sunday would halt...
December 31, 2024 6:06 PM
Health and convenience have become key focus areas for packaged food companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to a report on Tuesday. As food companies navigate increasing input costs, especially in oils and fats, their innovations rem...
December 24, 2024 11:36 AM
2024 has been a milestone year for the Ministry of Ayush, marking significant strides in the global promotion and recognition of traditional medicine. From integrating Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy into mainstream healthcare systems ...
December 11, 2024 4:07 PM
India has seen significant progress in reducing malaria incidence and mortality rates, according to the latest World Malaria report, released by World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. Malaria is a life-threatening disease transmitted to human...
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