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The health of nearly 13 million forcibly displaced people, including over six million children, is at serious risk in 2025 due to critical funding shortages, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday. The agency said that

The World Health Organization (WHO) has inaugurated its first Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, located in India’s Gujarat state. This initiative marks a significant milestone in the integration of traditional healing practices with evidence-based healthcare research, training, and

Childhood tuberculosis (TB) cases have surged across Europe and Central Asia, according to a joint report released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe. The findings

Stem cell treatment helps improve spinal cord injuries, according to a clinical study led by researchers at Keio University in Japan. The research marks the first time patients with spinal cord injuries have shown functional motor recovery following treatment with

The United States is experiencing a significant surge in measles cases, with infections in early 2025 already surpassing the total recorded throughout 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The outbreak is most concentrated in west

A joint report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF has revealed that Europe recorded its highest measles rate since 1997, with 127,350 cases reported in 2024, double the number recorded in 2023. The sharp rise underscores significant gaps

Scientists at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have developed and patented Russia’s first theranostic pair original radiopharmaceuticals designed for both the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. According to the TPU press service, the initial phase of pilot clinical trials has

A coalition of 11 European Union health ministers has called for critical medicines to be included within the scope of new EU defence funds, arguing that medicine security is a vital component of Europe’s strategic autonomy. The ministers, representing Belgium,

Scientists in China have identified a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, with genetic similarities to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has assured the public that there is no

An unidentified illness has claimed the lives of more than 50 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) within hours of symptom onset, prompting urgent investigations by local health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak,