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World Health Organization (WHO): is an organization that is responsible for international public health. The WHO was formed on April 7, 1948 by the United Nations World Health Assembly. The object of the WHO, according to its constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. The WHO helps to strengthen international health and respond to crises by promoting co-operation and communication between governments and healthcare agencies.
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JUL 07, 2021Technology
Researchers may have developed a device that could offer new therapeutic benefits to ear infection patients. According t ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 05, 2021Health & Medicine
WHO has decided to create a new naming system for coronavirus variants for several reasons. The names will now be based ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, there were approximately 229 million cases of malaria around ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 15, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2016, around 2 billion adults around the world were overweight ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 29, 2021Immunology
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling our attention to World Immunization Week, which comes in the last week of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Health & Medicine
Globally, more than 2 million people have died with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates ...Written By: Caroline WallaceAPR 27, 2021Immunology
University of Oxford scientists have developed a vaccine against malaria, which they describe as having “unprecede ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 16, 2021Health & Medicine
For months, officials have been debating whether the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is airborne. Resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study, led by, has yielded the first-ever multi-year ambient PM2.5 dataset in Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The team d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 08, 2021Cancer
New research released from Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane and published online in the Journal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 24, 2021Microbiology
Using metagenomics tools, which sequence all of the viral material in a sample, researchers have investigated the viruse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Cardiology
While many studies have shown that air pollution is linked to negative health impacts including poor cardiovascular heal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is thought to affect at least 264 million people of all ages worldwide, and the available treatment options d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2021Cardiology
While there has been limited evidence that activity and fitness can counter the health impacts of excess body fat, a new ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 18, 2020Cancer
A study published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians highlights the need for improved rehabilitation services in onc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 15, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published today in Frontiers in Marine Science by an international collaboration of scientists urges f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 03, 2020Health & Medicine
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has voted to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single C ...Written By: Angela DowdenNOV 22, 2020Microbiology
Rotaviruses are the biggest reason why young children get diarrhea. It's estimated that 215,000 kids die every year from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2020Cancer
A survey published in the Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy reports that most patients are in agreem ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 12, 2020Health & Medicine
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a stat ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization estimates that over 500 million people have Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), a sexuall ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JUL 07, 2021
Technology
Researchers may have developed a device that could offer new therapeutic benefits to ear infection patients. According t
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 05, 2021
Health & Medicine
WHO has decided to create a new naming system for coronavirus variants for several reasons. The names will now be based
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Microbiology
Though suspected outbreaks have been documented since 1878, the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu, a highly pathogeni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, there were approximately 229 million cases of malaria around
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2016, around 2 billion adults around the world were overweight
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 29, 2021
Immunology
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling our attention to World Immunization Week, which comes in the last week of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Health & Medicine
Globally, more than 2 million people have died with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
APR 27, 2021
Immunology
University of Oxford scientists have developed a vaccine against malaria, which they describe as having “unprecede
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 16, 2021
Health & Medicine
For months, officials have been debating whether the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is airborne. Resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study, led by, has yielded the first-ever multi-year ambient PM2.5 dataset in Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The team d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 08, 2021
Cancer
New research released from Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane and published online in the Journal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 24, 2021
Microbiology
Using metagenomics tools, which sequence all of the viral material in a sample, researchers have investigated the viruse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Cardiology
While many studies have shown that air pollution is linked to negative health impacts including poor cardiovascular heal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is thought to affect at least 264 million people of all ages worldwide, and the available treatment options d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2021
Cardiology
While there has been limited evidence that activity and fitness can counter the health impacts of excess body fat, a new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 18, 2020
Cancer
A study published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians highlights the need for improved rehabilitation services in onc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published today in Frontiers in Marine Science by an international collaboration of scientists urges f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 03, 2020
Health & Medicine
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has voted to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single C
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
NOV 22, 2020
Microbiology
Rotaviruses are the biggest reason why young children get diarrhea. It's estimated that 215,000 kids die every year from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2020
Cancer
A survey published in the Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy reports that most patients are in agreem
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 12, 2020
Health & Medicine
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a stat
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The World Health Organization estimates that over 500 million people have Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2), a sexuall
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon