Health

In Uruguay, the booming rice-export industry is casting a shadow over the health and lives of the workers who produce it. Although the sector...

More than 14  million children worldwide failed to receive a single routine vaccine in 2024—unchanged from the previous year—according to figures released jointly by...

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) has formally stopped a minimally invasive neck surgery being used in some hospitals to treat Alzheimer’s disease, citing insufficient...

A sweeping global health study has revealed that eight countries — Nigeria, India, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Indonesia, and Brazil —...

A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), published on June 24, 2025, reveals alarmingly high levels of noise pollution across Europe—and its...

Australia’s ambitious attempt to curb nicotine use through some of the world’s toughest vaping and tobacco regulations appears to be backfiring, as the country...

Despite significant advancements in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States continues to experience a concerning number of fatalities every week. According to the...

Singapore and Hong Kong are confronting a significant resurgence of COVID-19 cases, prompting health authorities to issue alerts and reinforce public health measures. The...

Los Angeles County health officials have declared a hepatitis A outbreak following a significant uptick in cases, raising concerns about broader community transmission beyond...