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

Multiple studies have estimated millions will die annually as a result of the Trump Administration’s closure of the ...

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Overweight and obesity are growing public health challenges in the Philippines. In just over two decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Filipino adults has doubled, rising from 20% in ...

There is no known increased risk of drowning after eating — “whether you’re swimming for fun or [are] a professional athlete, ...

The urgent directive follows alarming findings by Lancet, the British medical journal, that projected a surge in overweight ...

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

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged countries to massively increase the price of tobacco, alcohol and ...

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 ...

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

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