WHO Updates Terminology for Airborne Pathogens
The report introduces the term "infectious respiratory particles" and advocates for moving away from the dichotomy of the previously used terms "aerosols" and "droplets."
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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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LatestA Shorter Treatment Regimen for Tuberculosis
Four months of treatment with rifapentine and moxifloxacin for tuberculosis was as effective as the standard six-month regimen, according to research reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
US COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 26,000 As Worldwide Cases Cross 2 Million
It took over 3 months for the world to register one million cases of coronavirus on April 2 but only twelve more days to reach two million infections.
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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.
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Coronavirus is a Pandemic, World Health Organization Says
“In the coming weeks we expect to see the number of infections, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher,” WHO’s director general said.
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WHO Declares Global Health Emergency as 6th US Coronavirus Case Confirmed
A total of 9,776 coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide, with India, Italy and the Philippines reporting their first cases.
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Over 6,000 Have Died of Measles in Democratic Republic of the Congo
More than 6,000 are dead and 310,000 infected with measles since the start of 2019 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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COPD Mortality Rates Falling but Total Deaths Increasing
COPD mortality rates fell in most countries between 1995 and 2017, but the total number of COPD deaths increased in many countries over the past 20 years.
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WHO: Global Measles Cases Continue to Rise
The World Health Organization estimates that 110,000 people worldwide — primarily children — have died of measles since 2017.
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New WHO Treaty Includes Key Decisions Regarding Tobacco Control
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) recently concluded in Moscow and included the adoption of several landmark decisions.
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Smallpox Vials Found in NIH Storage Room
The CDC says 6 vials of potentially deadly smallpox virus were discovered July 1st in “an unused corner of a storage room” on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
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World No Tobacco Day: WHO Calls For Higher Tobacco Taxes
WHO estimates that by increasing tobacco taxes by 50%, all countries would reduce the number of smokers by 49 million within the next 3 years and ultimately save 11 million lives.
Read MoreWorld 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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