Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from WHO

Woman jailed over abortion – an expert on what UK law actually says and what needs to change

Many people assume that because abortion is relatively accessible in England, it is not a crime. The fact that a woman has now received a 28-month prison sentence for taking abortion pills past the legal time limit shows that this assumption is wrong.

The Conversation

15 Years Ago, a Low-Budget Sci-Fi Show Redefined the Bottle Episode

At its most low-budget, 'Doctor Who' managed to deliver its most underrated horror episode.

Inverse

Elon Musk Reacts After Twitter User Asks Him To ‘Buy WHO’ From Bill Gates: ‘How Much Does It Cost?’

After taking over Twitter last year, Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Sunday expressed his willingness to "buy" the WHO.

Zenger

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Want to keep surgery bill low? Avoid surgical-site infections, study says

Investing in safe surgeries could significantly reduce the costs associated with surgeries in low-to-middle-income countries like India, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection.

The Hindu

US patients at risk of deadly fungal outbreak if they visited Mexico clinics between these exact dates

The CDC and WHO are investigating dozens of potential cases of fungal meningitis sprouting from two Mexico clinics that offered cosmetic surgeries to US patients

Daily Mirror

Mayor of London issues high air pollution alert for Tuesday

High temperatures and a build up of emissions have prompted the alert

Evening Standard

"Sooner or later, I'm going to offend you": At 79, The Who's Roger Daltrey is still pulling no punches

Roger Daltrey talks to Louder about making "music to fight to", The Who's future, opera, orchestras, and liking "a growl"

Louder

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

How Bad Is Artificial Sugar? Here Are Three Key Factors to Consider

Do low-calorie sweeteners help with weight management? And are they safe for long-term use?

Inverse

Food safety standards save lives

Food safety standards are vital to facilitate fair and transparent international food trade and consumer health protection by reducing the incidence of foodborne diseases. Every year, foodborne diseases affect 1-in-10 people worldwide. According to WHO South-East Asia Region, foodborne diseases cause 150 million illnesses, 175,000 deaths, and 12 million disability-adjusted…

Bangkok Post

Bengaluru air five times worse than WHO guidelines, finds Greenpeace India study

Greenpeace India in its latest report on air pollution has stated that Bengalurueans breathe air five times worse than the World Health Organisation guidelines

The Hindu

India looks at devising its own standards to assess socio-economic progress

India is now actively discussing re-drawing parameters to cater and accommodate its national diversity and local anthropometric measurements and has used - childhood stunting, female labour force participation rate and life expectancy at birth - to highlight the alleged anomalies.

The Hindu

Threat of air pollution, climate change

In some parts of the world, air pollution is called an "invisible killer" because it cannot be seen in the atmosphere but greatly impacts human health. Unfortunately, levels of air pollution in Thailand are often so far in excess of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to protect health that the…

Bangkok Post

Piped potable water across India will avert 4,00,000 diarrhoea deaths, finds WHO

“Were the Centre’s marquee Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a nearly ₹3.6 trillion enterprise to provide piped potable water to all of India, it would succeed in averting close to 4,00,000 deaths from diarrhoea, a modelling study by the World Health Organization (WHO) and commissioned by the Jal Shakti Ministry,” reported…

The Hindu

Brits warned drinking ANY amount of alcohol 'puts you at risk of 60 diseases'

In a new study, alcohol consumption has been linked to an increased risk of diseases, such as gout and cataract, that were never considered to be alcohol-related before

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Salon

Should you use artificial sweeteners?

"Do low-calorie sweeteners help with weight management? And are they safe for long-term use?"

The Week

Endometriosis: the ‘incurable’ disease affecting one in 10 women

A new study has provided a major breakthrough in the search for effective treatments for endometriosis, a disease that affects more than 10% of reproductive-age women and girls.

The Conversation

WHO's recommendation against the use of artificial sweeteners for weight loss leaves many questions unanswered

Do low-calorie sweeteners help with weight management? And are they safe for long-term use?

The Times of India

Diabetes epidemic is increasing in many states in the country: ICMR-INDIAB study

A cross sectional population based survey from 31 states and union territories of the country has found the prevalence of major metabolic non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and prediabetes.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Who is Girish Chandra Murmu, CAG and trusted aide of PM Modi since Gujarat days?

Girish Chandra Murmu, current Comptroller and Auditor General of India and ex-Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has been a key aide to Narendra Modi since his time as Chief Minister of Gujarat

Evening Standard

Mantra Of The Cosmos: Who are the members of the new supergroup?

The new band is made up of former members of the Happy Mondays, Oasis, and Ride

Evening Standard

Members of The Who, Oasis, Happy Mondays and Ride join forces for new supergroup

Mantra Of The Cosmos’ first single, Gorilla Guerilla is out now

Caixin Global

Beijing Reports Two Monkeypox Cases

The capital is the second city on the Chinese mainland to confirm at least one infection of the disease among humans

The Independent UK

Report says 2.3 billion people globally use polluting fuel to cook; 675 million have no electricity

A report by five international organizations says up to 2.3 billion people around the world are still using polluting fuels to cook, and 675 million don’t have electricity

The Hindu

Will the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ leave out antimicrobial resistance?

Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity extremely vulnerable to future pandemics, and this is what an update to the instrument in late May indicated.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak urged to distance himself from Tories who dismiss air pollution risks

Leading scientists write to PM amid campaign against expansion of clean air zone in London

1 … 133 134 135 136

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

World Health Organization

911 stories

the World Health Organization

714 stories

Doctor Who

364 stories

World Health Organisation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.