Health

WHO calls for ‘urgent’ action in Europe over monkeypox

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The World Health Organization called on Friday for "urgent" action to prevent the spread of monkeypox…

Covid air war being lost, experts warn, urging mass ventilation

  by Isabelle CORTES Agence France Presse PARIS France (AFP) -- The world is still not using one of its…

Pollution linked to 10% of cancer cases in Europe: report

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Pollution is linked to more than 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe, a report by…

WHO emergency committee decides on monkeypox outbreak: Over 3,200 confirmed cases reported worldwide

  by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A World Health Organization committee of experts met Thursday…

Covid vaccines saved 20 million lives in first year: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Covid vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths in the first year after they were introduced, according…

Global food crisis ‘will kill millions’ by disease, health executive warns

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the…

UK to offer monkeypox vaccine to control spread

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK Health Security Agency on Tuesday recommended that some gay and bisexual men at…

Singapore, South Korea report first monkeypox cases

One imported case, a British flight attendant, confirmed in Singapore; two suspected cases, including a foreign national, reported in South…

US approves Covid vaccines for youngest kids

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US health authorities on Saturday cleared the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for children aged…

US approves Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for youngest children

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Friday for the use of…

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