Healthcare
Two million Britons suffer long COVID symptoms
Two million people across England and Scotland are still suffering from long COVID symptoms, of whom 381,000 have had their day-to-day activities…
Over half of world’s population could be at risk of mosquito-borne diseases
More than half of the world's population could be at risk of catching diseases transmitted by mosquitoes such as malaria and dengue…
WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup ‘likely’
The World Health Organization is expected to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson-made, opens new tab children's cough syrup…
MEPs vote to extend exclusivity period for new medicines
Lawmakers in a EU parliamentary committee on Tuesday voted to extend the exclusivity period for new medicines compared to an initial draft,…
Alcohol policies need sharper focus on gender, WHO says
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Friday urged governments to consider gender when developing their alcohol policies, warning…
More than a billion people worldwide are obese, WHO study finds
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, (Reuters) - More than a billion people globally are now considered obese, a condition linked to an increased…
US CDC recommends older Americans should get another COVID shot this spring
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director signed off on the use of updated COVID vaccines as…
Rise in reports of fake weight-loss drugs linked to shortage of real thing, WHO says
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned that global shortages last year of popular diabetes medicines that are also used for…
CDC says JN.1 variant accounts for about 86% of COVID cases in US
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday estimated COVID subvariant JN.1 to account for about 85.7% of cases…
US panel recommends children with obesity start counseling from age 6
By Nancy Lapid Children with obesity should receive intensive counseling to promote healthy diet and exercise habits starting at age 6, according…
Dutch Health minister warns about “sky high” coronavirus cases
Health minister Ernst Kuipers has warned about the “sky high” number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands and urged people not to…
WHO says JN.1 COVID strain poses low risk
By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a "variant of interest" and…