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The business of esports 07:58 "Gaming disorder" is now a medical diagnosis, according to the World Health Organization. To be diagnosed with the addicition, a person must show 12 months of "severe ...
The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than ...
In May 2025, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported that since the aid blockade began on March 2, 2025, 57 children have died from the effects of malnutrition.
President Trump’s executive order for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization could greatly impact the nation’s ability to track and respond to global disease threats.
The World Health Organization has verified 43 attacks on health care in the three weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, and says hundreds of facilities remain at risk.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday called on other countries to work with the U.S. on global health outside of the World Health Organization, as he rejected the pandemic agreement ...
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Covid-19 no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC, which is pronounced, unironically, “fake”).
President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization won’t change it. Here’s what might.
A logo is pictured at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. Denis Balibouse/Reuters Related article Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health ...
Mpox has been declared a global health emergency by WHO. What does this mean and where is it spreading? Experts discuss mpox outbreaks, symptoms, and risk. In August, the World Health Organization ...
President Donald Trump's decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder. For the two-year budget ending in 2025, the U.S. is projected to be WHO ...
People trying to lose weight should steer clear of artificial sweeteners, the World Health Organization advises. That recommendation is based on a review of existing studies, which “suggest some ...