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Thailand to host Third WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in 2027
Loneliness may damage health in ways isolation does not – new study
Countries urged to strengthen breastfeeding support and health systems to give every child a healthy start in life
WHO launches first global framework to help regulators advance greener pharmaceuticals
Preeclampsia rates in minority communities shed light on the social roots of maternal health disparities
Hundreds of people in England have died before doctors diagnosed their tuberculosis
Conflicts can spread infectious diseases while making outbreaks harder to detect
Cholera still kills thousands each year – in places without clean water, it’s far from history
WHO updates treatment guidelines on visceral and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
Air filters don’t stop you catching infectious respiratory diseases, landmark study indicates
WHO champions self-care for HIV, TB, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and mental health
Civil society calls for stronger domestic health financing at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly
Health financing under pressure as civil society calls for urgent action
Civil society pushes for action on health financing
BRICS elevates traditional medicine with landmark declaration and new expert working group
WHO: Integration, innovation and community leadership key to ending HIV, hepatitis and STIs
KI researchers contribute to new WHO guidelines on dementia risk reduction
Momentum builds as countries accelerate action to defeat meningitis
WHO launches seven strategies to prevent drowning
Social Connection Reduces Dementia Risk – and 90,000+ Australians are already doing something about it
SOFI 2026: Hunger not inevitable, FAO says as global hunger report shows progress
Experts agree at landmark event that simulation should be built into health system
UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist
WHO marks 25 years of Research4Life, advancing access to scientific knowledge in more than 120 countries
Your dementia risk is higher if your spouse has it – but it’s more than shared lifestyle
New guide helps more Australians benefit from proven dementia care
Road deaths fall by 21% globally but stronger action is needed to save lives
WHO Member States continue negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex
Burnout isn’t new – 18th-century farm records show workers describing the same exhaustion
Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture
Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem, but solutions do exist – expert Q&A
No evidence mobile phones cause brain cancer – new study
Ultrafine Particles cause worldwide nearly two million premature deaths
Gaza Strip: Scale-up in FAO’s conditional cash for farmers projected to help feed 100 000 people over the next year
Monash University joins TGA Academic Outreach Program
New WHO guidelines: up to 45% of dementia risk could be prevented or delayed
FDA drug approval affects healthcare around the world, but political shortcuts could hurt the agency’s international reputation
Global childhood immunization coverage inches forward despite conflict and hesitancy – UNICEF, WHO
WHO issues updated dosing guidance for antiretroviral medicines used in newborns, infants and children
WHO launches climate, health and migration research roadmap for the Western Pacific Region
Who needs another COVID vaccine – and who might be able to skip it?
El Salvador validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
The WHO Civil Society Commission reshapes priorities at the World Health Assembly
WHO at the 152nd IPU Assembly: strengthening parliamentary leadership for global health
Earthquakes in Venezuela expose a severely under-resourced and unprepared healthcare system
WHO joins the Open Health Stack Software Foundation to advance open, standards-based digital health for all countries
Morocco’s road safety governance has lessons to share
Community first-responders save lives on Bangladesh’s roads