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Mobile Phones Not Linked to Brain Cancer, Says Major WHO-Backed Study

World

4 Sep, 2024

Mobile Phones Not Linked to Brain Cancer, Says Major WHO-Backed Study


A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to...

No Link Found:  Cellphone Use Doesn't Increase Brain Cancer Risk, Major WHO-Backed Study Confirms

World

3 Sep, 2024

No Link Found: Cellphone Use Doesn't Increase Brain Cancer Risk, Major WHO-Backed Study Confirms


Some 63 studies from 1994 to 2022 have been analysed by Australian researchers commissioned by the World Health Organization, and...

WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency for the Second Time in Two Years: What You Need to Know

World

24 Aug, 2024

WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency for the Second Time in Two Years: What You Need to Know


The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time in...

Mpox: Global Health Emergency Declared, But Should You Be Worried?

World

21 Aug, 2024

Mpox: Global Health Emergency Declared, But Should You Be Worried?


Earlier this month, the World Health Organization stated that mpox was a cause for international concern, as the number of...

Pakistan Confirms First Mpox Case of the Year, But Not the New Deadlier Variant

World

20 Aug, 2024

Pakistan Confirms First Mpox Case of the Year, But Not the New Deadlier Variant


Pakistan has confirmed its first case of mpox this year, but the strain detected is not the new, more deadly...

Mpox Outbreak in Africa: A Forgotten Crisis Emerges

World

19 Aug, 2024

Mpox Outbreak in Africa: A Forgotten Crisis Emerges


It’s easy to forget about public threats that are no longer in the headlines, but when it comes to health,...

Mpox Outbreak: A Global Health Emergency? New Strain Threatens Africa and Beyond

World

17 Aug, 2024

Mpox Outbreak: A Global Health Emergency? New Strain Threatens Africa and Beyond


Sarah Bagheni, a resident of the Bulengo displacement camp in eastern Congo, has been experiencing headaches, fever, and itchy skin...

Africa Declares Mpox a Continental Emergency: What You Need to Know

World

9 Aug, 2024

Africa Declares Mpox a Continental Emergency: What You Need to Know


The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said the agency is likely to declare...

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Mpox Outbreak in Africa: Is It a Global Emergency?

World

8 Aug, 2024

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Mpox Outbreak in Africa: Is It a Global Emergency?


The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening an emergency meeting to assess the threat from a complex mpox situation in...

India Pledges USD 85 Million to Boost WHO’s Global Traditional Medicine Center

World

3 Aug, 2024

India Pledges USD 85 Million to Boost WHO’s Global Traditional Medicine Center


India has pledged USD 85 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to bolster the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine....

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