Heavy smokers are twice as likely to be hospitalized and are at greater risk of dying from COVID-19 compared to non-smokers, according to the author o...
Medical associations on Monday decried as ‘fake news’ claims that e-cigarettes and vapes are a healthier alternative to regular cigarettes. “E-cigaret...
Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000, according to the latest es...
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face particularly acute health risks as a result of the climate crisis. Warming temperatures, changing precipita...
By Denise Mann, MS When stevia first hit the U.S. market in 2008, many in the nutritional community were over the moon about the health potential of t...
May 17, 2021 marked the start of the 6th UN Global Road Safety Week, highlighting the benefits of low-speed streets in urban areas and calling on poli...
GENEVA—The World Health Organization’s latest global survey on implementation of national infection prevention and control programmes highlights the u...
By Phoebe Ho CEO, Integrated Oncology Centres (IOC) In South East Asia, research has shown that over 2 million people were diagnosed with cancer in t...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Federal Republic of Germany will establish a new global hub for pandemic and epidemic intelligence, data, ...