Exercise Offsets Mortality Risks of Abnormal Sleep Duration
Meeting the World Health Organization's exercise recommendations may eliminate certain disease risks associated with sleeping too long or too little.
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Herd Immunity Appears Unlikely for COVID-19, But CDC Says Vaccinated People Can Ditch Masks in Most Settings
Experts have estimated that between 60% and 90% of people in the US would need to be vaccinated for the country to reach herd immunity.
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World Health Organization Releases New Recommendations to Prevent Tuberculosis
New World Health Organization (WHO) guidance aims to help countries accelerate tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment, at a time when the disease remains the world’s top infectious killer.
World Health Assembly Addresses Public Health Issues
The 67th World Health Assembly closed today, after adopting more than 20 resolutions on public health issues of global importance.
Read MoreTen Additional Overseas Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Identified
Hong Kong’s Department of Health is closely monitoring a cluster of 10 additional cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the United Arab Emirates.
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China Halves Tuberculosis Prevalence In Just 20 Years
TB rates in the country fell from 170 to 59 per 100,000 people after increased awareness of the directly observed, treatment short-course (DOTS) tuberculosis control strategy, according to researchers.
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