Global health agency on chopping block as Republicans threaten to cut off funds
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy is leading House GOP lawmakers with legislation that would block U.S. taxpayer funding to the ...
New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular ...
Biden health officials say they built up U.S. pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes
The Biden administration releases a 'road map' for maintaining defenses against infectious diseases, as President-elect Trump ...
This Is the Deadliest Foodborne Illness, According to the World Health Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization teamed up to publish a new ...
False posts about 'China health emergency' misuse old Covid photos
Health surveillance reports from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2025 did not announce a ...
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World Health Organization head on bond with Jimmy Carter: 'I consider him my mentor'
The World Health Organization leader worked with Carter for 20 years to fight the world's "neglected" diseases. After ...
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Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue
Experts say clinical obesity is more than a high BMI and instead is a disease in which excess body fat harms tissues, organs or doing daily activities.
The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says
The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, ...