World Health Organization

Marijuana Vomiting Condition

A severe vomiting condition, dubbed 'scromiting,' is rising among chronic weed users

Gonorrhea is on the verge of being impossible to treat, but a new antibiotic may alter that course

Gonorrhea Antibiotic Treatment

Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate

CDC Flu Data

Cellphones do not cause brain cancer, WHO researchers conclude

Cellphones Brain Cancer

Smoking cessation programs should combine behavioral interventions with medications, new guidelines say

WHO smoking

High blood pressure impacts one-third of adults, but most are not properly treated, WHO says

High Blood Pressure WHO

Philly health officials issue COVID-19 advisory as local hospitals see uptick in cases

UPenn Hospital Covid

How safe is aspartame? The WHO and FDA take different stances on the sweetener's cancer risk

Artificial sweeteners shouldn't be used for weight loss, WHO says

Monkeypox 'very unlikely' to cause a COVID-like outbreak, scientists say

COVID-19 appears destined to become endemic, but that won't make it harmless

Most people do not need COVID-19 booster shots, vaccine experts argue

In Philly, COVID-19 booster shots will be given through existing vaccine providers, officials say

COVID-19 boosters Philly

Even moderate alcohol use can significantly increase cancer risk, latest study suggests

Alcohol consumption and cancer risk

Working more than 55 hours a week is killing hundreds of thousands of people each year, WHO says

Worker Burn Out

President Biden begins revamping America's COVID-19 response

Steroids reduce death rate of critically ill COVID-19 patients, WHO analysis says

Aerosols are a bigger coronavirus threat than WHO guidelines suggest

COVID-19 Aerosol transmission

WHO urges restrictions on alcohol sales during COVID-19 pandemic

Alcohol use during COVID-19 Shutdown

Coronavirus cases are growing exponentially – here's what that means

Drug trials for potential coronavirus therapies ramping up

Drug trials are ramping up for potential coronavirus therapies

Etsy removes coronavirus products claiming to protect against the illness

Etsy Coronavirus listings

CDC confirms first person-to-person coronavirus transmission in U.S.

As the coronavirus spreads across the U.S., here's what you need to know

Quit smoking at least 4 weeks before surgery, WHO advises

Quit smoking before surgery

WHO warns hospitals worldwide about possible spread of new coronavirus

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On World AIDS Day, massive quilt memorializes victims

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display

U.S. barely keeps measles elimination status; should be eyeopener about importance of vaccines, doctors say

More must be done to reduce suicide, World Health Organization says

Suicide Rates World Health Organization

Children's Health

Facebook debuts new measure to halt spread of vaccine misinformation

Facebook Vaccine Info

Microplastics in drinking water likely do not pose a health risk at current levels, WHO says

microplastic contamination drinking water

Kitchen sponges may hold answer to antibiotic resistance

kitchen sponge bacteria

Checklist spurred significant reduction in post-surgical deaths, study finds

global surgical guidelines mortality

This is how many sexually transmitted infections occur every day worldwide

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'Burn-out' is real medical condition, the World Health Organization now says

Burn-out WHO diagnosis

Measles cases have spiked in the U.S., but they're really surging worldwide

Measles_Vaccinations

Children's Health

WHO sets new guidelines for physical activity, screen time for young kids

children activity guidelines who

Children's Health

World's first malaria vaccine program launched in Africa

malaria vaccine program africa

Facebook takes first steps to combat anti-vaxxing movement

Anti-vaxxers listed among top global health threats for 2019

Philadelphia health department stops daily monitoring for Ebola

WHO: 1.1 billion young people at risk of hearing loss

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Ebola cases waning

Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

New cervical cancer screening guidelines endorse the use of self-swab kits

Pediatric Cancer Lianna Munir

'We need to have another option'

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How to keep holiday stress in check this season

Light Lamp SAD

After a lifetime of seasonal depression, I finally tried light therapy. Here's what I learned

Shinges Vaccine Dementia

Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

Zipporah Washington Temple

Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

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