Recent findings indicate that young Indians are becoming increasingly tethered to their screens, with many surpassing the recommended global usage limits. With television shows and mobile apps ...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that strikes on Iranian oil depots causing “black rain” could lead to respiratory problems as toxic pollutants disperse through ...

Once containing treasures from the Stone Age to the arrival of Islam, Sudan's National Museum now lies mostly bare, looted amid a yearslong conflict consuming the country.

This week in Africa: a potential breakthrough in the fight against sleeping sickness with a single-dose oral treatment, alongside a $1.2 billion health agreement between the DRC and the United States.

Nearly half of young adults across eight countries report feeling lonely—and those who do face much higher likelihood of depression and anxiety, according to a new international study led by ...

Refusing to allow transgender Kansans the ability to use the bathroom of their choice or hold documents that match their gender affects their mental health and may open them to acts of violence, ...

According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is ranked in the top 10 global public health threats, because it is a threat to health and development. AMR results in huge ...

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This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New York will join a global alliance of institutions focused on global health preparedness and response. The New York Department of Health has ...

A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute evaluates the impact of a voluntary code intended to improve ethical recruitment of physicians from World Health Organization-designated ...