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'As bad as 15 cigarettes a day': WHO declares loneliness a global health concern

The effects of loneliness can be greater than obesity and smoking

Evening Standard

WHO declares loneliness a ‘global public health concern’

The World Health Organization has launched an international commission on loneliness, which can be as bad for people’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day

The Guardian - UK

At risk: 10 ways the changing climate is creating a health emergency

Diseases will spread faster and further, and kill more people, as the effects of record heat, floods, drought and storms escalates

The Guardian - UK

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WHO launches ‘first global initiative to tackle the epidemic of loneliness,’ with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy as co-chair

“For too long loneliness has existed behind the shadows, unseen and under-appreciated,” draining communities of their wellbeing, Murthy said. “Now we have an opportunity to change that."

Fortune

Health risks at home: a study in six African countries shows how healthy housing saves children's lives

Housing is a critical social determinant of health. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines healthy housing as a shelter that supports physical, mental and social wellbeing.

The Conversation

First Thing: Israeli military says it has entered Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital

World Health Organization ‘extremely worried’ for health workers and patients. Plus, rare stamp sells for record-setting $2m

The Guardian - UK

Israel-Hamas war: Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah-linked sites in Lebanon – as it happened

This blog has closed. You can read all our coverage of the Israel-Hamas war here and our latest full report here

The Guardian - AU

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Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital forced to bury dead patients in ‘mass grave’

Hospital director says 179 bodies interred together in courtyard as Israeli forces encircle the facility.

Al Jazeera

Winter rains bring further suffering to besieged people in Gaza

Rain and cold will lead to further increase in waterborne diseases, bacterial infections and diarrhoea in children, says WHO

The Guardian - UK

Lives of dozens of babies in Gaza’s largest hospital hang in balance: ‘The risks are really high’

Concern grows over fate of patients at al-Shifa with no fuel – as UN says just one hospital in nothern Gaza, al-Awda, still has electricity and is able to receive the wounded and sick

The Independent UK

Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each

Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the World Health Organization has paid $250 each to at least 104 women in Congo who say they were sexually abused or exploited by Ebola outbreak responders

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Gaza’s casualties: mounting calls for a ceasefire must be heeded

Editorial: Hospitals cannot function. The death toll mounts. Combatants must be held accountable for crimes – but first, the killing must stop

The Guardian - UK

Tin foil used to keep babies alive with incubators losing power at Gaza hospital – as tanks surround outside

Palestinian health officials say patients dying due to energy shortages as fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies

The Independent UK

Watch live: Families of Hamas hostages provides updates on Gaza situation

Watch live as experts and relatives give an update on hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza on Monday, 13 November.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Israeli forces at gates of Gaza’s main hospital with hundreds trapped

Health officials say patients dying due to energy shortages as fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies

The Conversation

What women say about how breastfeeding affects their body image

The benefits of breastfeeding are well known – but the UK has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. The WHO recommends that babies should be exclusively breastfed up to the age of six months (when they can start having food in addition to breast milk). But just…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: al-Shifa hospital in Gaza ‘no longer functioning’, says WHO

WHO confirms Gaza’s largest hospital is without power, putting patients including infants at risk. Plus, the book club that spent 28 years reading Finnegans Wake

The Independent UK

Watch live: British family members of Gazans give update about conditions on ground

Watch live as British-based family members of people in Gaza speak at a news conference on Monday, 13 November to provide an update from the situation on the ground in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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The Independent UK

Watch live from Israel-Palestine border as Gaza’s main hospital ‘no longer functioning’

Warning: This livestream may contain distressing scenes.

The Independent UK

Gaza’s largest hospital ‘no longer functioning’, says WHO

At Al-Shifa, two premature babies and 10 other patients have died, UN agency says

Radio France Internationale

EU condemns Hamas' use of hospitals as 'human shields', urges Israeli restraint

The European Union has condemned Hamas for using hospitals and civilians “as human shields” in Gaza, while also calling on Israel to show "maximum restraint" in order to protect civilians.

The Hindu

Air pollution 30 times WHO limit in parts of Delhi after people burst firecrackers on Deepavali defying ban

In the early hours of Monday, the air pollution was over 66 times the WHO limit in many places in Delhi, but gradually came down.

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: Brazil’s president accuses Israel of ‘killing innocent people’ – as it happened

This blog has closed. You can see all our Israel-Hamas war coverage here and see our latest full report on the conflict here

France 24

Hamas says ready to exchange 70 hostages for 5-day truce

The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Monday they told Qatari mediators that the group is ready to release up to 70 women and children held in Gaza in return for a five-day truce. The news came after Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Hamas had "lost…

Al Jazeera

Gaza’s two biggest hospitals cease operations as WHO warns of rising deaths

UN agency says three nurses killed at Al-Shifa, as WHO calls for immediate Israel-Gaza ceasefire to halt loss of life.

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