Healthcare
WHO says e-cigarettes ‘undoubtedly harmful’
Electronic cigarettes are "undoubtedly harmful" and should be regulated, the WHO said as it warned against the use of vaping products by…
WHO urges countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on the 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on countries to take advantage of recent…
Pledge to end smoking in England by 2030
The British government is pledging to end smoking in England by 2030 as part of a range of measures to tackle the…
Concern as drug-resistant malaria strains spread through south east Asia
Strains of drug-resistant malaria are becoming more dominant in Vietnam, Laos and northern Thailand after spreading rapidly from Cambodia. Malaria is caused…
Libyan Health Ministry ceases overseas treatment for its citizens
The Libya Observer reports that the Libyan Ministry of Health announced the cessation of overseas treatment completely, after the resignation of the…
New York raises smoking age to 21
A bill designed to boost the legal age to buy tobacco and e-cigarette products in New York state was signed by Gov.…
WHO reports new Ebola incident in Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared today on Wednesday that a new case of Ebola has been spotted in Uganda for the…
20 million children missed out on life saving vaccines in 2018
20 million children worldwide – more than 1 in 10 – missed out on lifesaving vaccines such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus…
WHO/Europe studies find baby foods are high in sugar and inappropriately marketed for babies
Two new studies from WHO/Europe show that a high proportion of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the…
UPDATED: First Ebola case in Congo city of Goma detected, two aid workers killed
The first case of Ebola in the eastern Congo city of Goma was discovered on Sunday, officials said, raising concerns the virus…
British government to issue recommended hours of sleep
The British Department of Health will advise on how many hours people of different ages should be getting a night, according to…
Groundbreaking cancer-fighting drugs now included in updated UN list of essential medicines
The UN health agency, WHO, announced that dozens of new drugs have been added to the list of essential medicines that every…