One child died, cases of acute hepatitis increases in children: WHO
The World Health Organization announced that at least one child had died as a result of an upsurge in acute hepatitis of unknown cause...
Smog continues in China; task force says air quality standards must improve
According to a state-funded task panel, China should boost air quality requirements since persistent smog continues to have a serious public health impact despite...
Guns top death reason of US children, teens in 2020
According to a mortality analysis by researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, weapons killed more children and teenagers in the United States...
Northwestern Congo confirms new Ebola case
A new case of Ebola has been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northwestern region, forcing health officials to implement emergency containment measures...
Covid third leading death cause in US for second straight year in 2021
According to a government research released on Friday, COVID-19 was the third top cause of death in the United States for the second year...
Hospital runs out of food in Ethiopia’s Tigray
After food supplies ran out last week, the primary hospital in Ethiopia's war-torn region of Tigray sent 240 patients home, officials said.Despite the government's...
US mandate Covid vaccine for non-citizens to cross land borders
The US government announced on Thursday that it was extending the need that non-US citizens be vaccinated against the coronavirus before crossing land or...
Lebanon: Maternal deaths triple, UNICEF raise concerns over children’s health amid crisis
The number of women dying in Lebanon from pregnancy-related issues has nearly tripled, according to UNICEF, despite a three-year economic crisis that has seen...
Won’t cut universal healthcare if re-elected: Australia PM
After the opposition Labor Party raised worries about the sustainability of Australia's universal healthcare plan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison rejected on Monday that his...