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Smartphones' effect on kids under 10 go beyond eyes, say doctors
Several studies have shown the negative impact of smartphone use on the eye. Prolonged use of smartphones in children has been linked with vision...
Covid caution: Empowering the Pandemic Accord
A torrent of misinformation threatens to undermine efforts to adopt a legally binding Pandemic Accord. WHO’s member states must rely on a pragmatic...
WHO calls to accelerate tobacco and e-cigarette control measures
Urgent measures are also needed to control e-cigarettes, which have not been proven to be effective for smoking cessation.
Study suggests school uniform policies related to students doing less...
Regardless of uniform policies, across most countries, fewer girls than boys reach those recommended exercise levels. Among primary school students.
Early immunotherapy may be most effective treatment for cervical...
In India, cervical cancer is the second most common in women, making up close to 18 per cent of the new cancer cases, the International Agency for...
Implementing WHO guidelines can cut unnecassary C-section deliveries,...
Cesarean sections account for over 1 in 5 childbirths globally, with the numbers set to rise in the coming decade to one-third of all births,...
Halting funds to UN Palestinian refugee agency will be catastrophic:...
"No other entity has the capacity to deliver the scale and breadth of assistance that 2.2 million people in Gaza urgently need," WHO Director-General...
Measles cases rising alarmingly across Europe: WHO
More than 30,000 measles cases were reported by 40 of the WHO European region’s 53 member states between January and October in 2023