Overworking Can Kill You, WHO Warns; Here's How Working Long Hours Affect Your Health

MEDICINE & HEALTH 05.19.2021 00:25 AM

Long working hours are killing hundreds of thousands of people around the world every year, according to World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.

COVID-19 Origin WHO Investigation Condemned, Virus from Lab Theory Still Viable

05.17.2021 06:21 AM

Leading experts on infectious diseases have called out the World Health Organization for its supposed failure in properly investigating the source of the COVID-19 pandemic - specifically if it came from a laboratory.

WHO: India COVID-19 Variant Now Global Concern; Can This Strain Be More Deadly, Evade Vaccine Efficacy?

05.11.2021 06:10 AM

The World Health Organization said that the Indian COVID-19 Variant that spreads more easily to people is now a variant of global concern.

COVID-19 Can Spread Beyond 6 Feet, CDC Says Virus is Airborne

05.09.2021 21:35 PM

COVID-19 can spread to people more than six feet apart and, in some circumstances, to those who have passed through a space where the infection is still lingering.

Sinopharm COVID Vaccine Gets WHO Emergency Approval: Why Does This Matter?

05.08.2021 06:30 AM

The World Health Organization validated the "safety, efficacy, and quality of the COVID-19 vaccine of the Chinese state-owned Sinopharm, giving them emergency approval.

No Proof That Smokers, Vegetarians Less Likely to Contract COVID-19

04.28.2021 02:09 AM

Media reports recently came out quoting a CSIR survey that has gone viral on social media after it claimed that smokers and vegetarians are less susceptible to COVID-19.

Initial WHO-China Report Offers Nothing Substantial on COVID-19 Origins, May Take Years to Complete

03.30.2021 21:25 PM

A report released by a joint team of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO) and China shows little concrete proof on how the COVID-19 pandemic started.

WHO Identifies COVID-19 Origin: Here's What They Found

03.17.2021 20:57 PM

World Health Organization has discovered that wildlife farms in China are possibly the sources of this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 School Safety: Public School May Reopen With Strict Implementation of 3-Feet Social Distancing and Masks Wearing

03.15.2021 09:00 AM

New research suggests public schools may reopen safely for in-person classes so long as students maintain a 3-feet distance and wear masks.

Guinea Ebola Outbreak: Did a Person Infected by Western African Ebola 5 Years Ago Spark Virus Spread?

03.13.2021 22:00 PM

Experts said the Ebola virus might have laid low in a person who got the virus 5 years ago, then spread instead of jumping from animals to humans.

Travel Restrictions Only Effective Early in the Pandemic, Data Shows

12.30.2020 20:00 PM

Travel restrictions are being reimposed due to the new strain found in the UK, but the data shows this method is only effective at the beginning of the pandemic.

Scientists Find Another Mode of COVID Transmission: Airborne via Aerosols

12.27.2020 08:00 AM

Even as 2020 heads to a close, the global coronavirus pandemic still seems far from over - with its recent resurgence revealing another mode of transmission: airborne via aerosols.

WHO Releases Global Data on Top Cause of Death Over Last 20 Years

12.11.2020 05:00 AM

Heart disease and other non-communicable diseases now account for seven of the world’s top 10 causes of death.

Malaria Fight Stagnant as WHO Identifies Funding and COVID-19 as Obstacles

12.01.2020 11:00 AM

The World Health Organization calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria due to COVID-19 and funding shortfalls.

World Leaders Advocate For Urgent Measures Against Antimicrobial Resistance

11.24.2020 07:00 AM

World leaders joined hands in the fight against antimicrobial resistance under the One Health Global Leaders Group by FAO, OIE, and WHO.

New Polio Vaccine Becomes The First Vaccine Under the WHO's Emergency Use Listing

11.17.2020 22:00 PM

A new vaccine has been developed to battle the ongoing polio outbreaks in the midst of the pandemic.

PAHO/WHO Hosts the Global Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer

11.17.2020 14:00 PM

Without global effort, annual deaths from cervical cancer could increase by 50% in the year 2035. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO) have organized a regional event on November 17, 2020, for the World Health Assembly to present the Global Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer.

Remdesivir Does Not Cut Hospital Days and Mortality on COVID-19 Patients, WHO Study Reveals

10.16.2020 07:50 AM

The results from WHO's Solidarity trial revealed that remdesivir has little to no effect on cutting the hospital days and mortality of COVID-19 patients.

WHO Endorses Protocol for Testing Herbal Medicines as COVID-19 Treatment

09.21.2020 07:40 AM

The WHO has endorsed testing African herbal medicines against coronavirus a month after Madagascar's president promoted a drink based on artemisia, known to cure malaria.

Virus is 'Not Under Control,' Especially with College Parties

08.22.2020 07:40 AM

The WHO believes that coronavirus can be overcome quicker than the 1918 flu. However, despite the CDC's updated guidelines, student cases continue to spike, especially with college parties every weekend.

We Are Nowhere Near COVID-19 Herd Immunity, WHO Warns

08.19.2020 06:20 AM

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the world is nowhere near attaining herd immunity against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).