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Study Links GLP-1 Drugs to Lower Cancer Risk: A large U.S. study of over 43,000 patients has found that users of GLP-1-based diabetes and obesity drugs had a 17% lower

New Report Highlights Public Health Impact of Corporal Punishment The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report, “Corporal punishment of children: the public health impact,” which reveals that

The emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip is continuing, with a mass vaccination campaign scheduled from 22 to 26 February 2025. The novel oral polio vaccine type 2

The World Health Organization (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have commenced distribution of critically-needed childhood cancer medicines in 2 of 6 pilot countries, through the Global Platform for Access

LODWAR, Kenya—In the sweltering children’s ward at Lodwar County Referral Hospital (LCRH), the air hangs heavy as frail children lie on narrow beds, some asleep, others restless. Their tiny bodies

When COVID-19 swept through Latin America, it exposed the region’s lack of coordinated public health response mechanisms. Despite being home to 8.2% of the world’s population, Latin America accounted for 10%