International sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support
U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to ...
What the end of Meta's fact-checking could mean for health, medical misinformation
Meta announced this week it was ending third-party fact-checking and moving towards community notes. Some experts fear it ...
The new fluoride study dividing the public health world as RFK Jr. calls for a ban on adding it to water
A new study has found a clear relationship between high fluoride exposure and decreased I.Q. in children. The findings, ...
Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no state of emergency declared
A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...
Winter surge of hMPV in China and elsewhere not unusual, WHO says
Rising cases of common respiratory illnesses in China and elsewhere around the Northern Hemisphere are within the range ...
Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say
As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and ...
This Is the Deadliest Foodborne Illness, According to the World Health Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization teamed up to publish a new ...
From gastro to allergies, climate change is a 'threat to human health'
Climate scientists are already recording a steady change in global temperatures, and experts warn cases of gastro, ...
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Los Angeles wildfires trigger air quality warnings and health concerns
As the wildfires raged and smoke billowed across Los Angeles, officials issued air quality alerts, schools canceled classes ...
Is the world ready for the next pandemic?
An awkward question remains five years after COVID-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next ...
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LA fires trigger air quality warning and health concerns
Fanned by fierce winds and fueled by vegetation bone-dry after a long period of little or no rain, the Los Angeles fires ...
Gaza Doctor’s Kidnapping Underscores Israel’s Pattern Of Targeting Health Care
The lack of transparency around Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya's whereabouts highlights the Israeli military's larger campaign of destroying Gaza's health care system.