World Health Organisation
Britons are inactive – but they have leapfrogged one rival, say WHO figures
Health
One in five Britons is not doing enough exercise, a landmark international report has found, but the UK is now more active ...
Mexico man dies of bird flu strain never before detected in humans
Health
A man’s death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in ...
Professor Alasdair Geddes, infectious disease expert who diagnosed the last case of smallpox – obituary
Health
Professor Alasdair Geddes, who has died aged 89, was an expert in infectious diseases who diagnosed smallpox in the last recorded person ...
Britain risks losing power to control future lockdowns to WHO
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Concerns have also been raised that Britain could be forced to spend five per cent of its health budget on preparing for ...
Children are ‘dying of starvation’ in Gaza, UN confirms
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Much of the aid waiting to get to the Strip is dependent on a ceasefire being negotiated between Israel and Hamas. However, ...
The 9 killer viruses that pose greatest pandemic threats – from ear-bleeding fever to camel ‘flu’
Health
WORLD leaders are convening this week to discuss concerns about the incoming pandemic. Officials are coming together in Switzerland to discuss Disease ...
One dose of antibiotics a year ‘raises risk of sepsis by 70pc’
Health
A single course of antibiotics raises the risk of developing sepsis by 70 per cent for a year after taking them, a ...
Cases of ancient disease that causes people to cough up blood hit ‘highest levels on record’, WHO warns
Health
A RECORD-breaking number of people were diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2022, health officials have said. Some 7.5million people caught the ancient disease, ...
