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A billion people worldwide are obese and Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs aren’t a solution, WHO says

By Naomi Kresge, Angela Feliciano and Bloomberg
March 1, 2024
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, speaks to the media during a press conference with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Dr. Mike Ryan, the executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, at the Government Buildings in Dublin on Dec. 18, 2023. Ghebreyesus spoke on the topic of the pandemic treaty Saturday at the Warwick Economic Summit in Coventry, England, attending virtually from Geneva. He called the treaty, currently in dispute my member nations, "mission critical for humanity."
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WHO chief warns ‘future generations may not forgive us’ if pandemic treaty not agreed upon: ‘There will be a next time’

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February 3, 2024
A young man is seen drinking from a beer bottle on Aug. 13, 2014, in Berlin, Germany. Global cancer diagnosis rates are expected to rise 77% to 35 million by 2050, fueled by aging, obesity, and tobacco and alcohol use, according to the World Health Organization.
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Global cancer rates are expected to rise 77% by 2050, the WHO warns. From aging to alcohol, here’s why

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February 1, 2024
“The increased number of measles importations seen in recent weeks is reflective of a rise in global measles cases and a growing global threat from the disease,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Jan. 25 bulletin to health care providers.
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Measles cases are mounting in the US as the UK declares a ‘national incident’ over the disease. What parents need to know to keep their kids safe

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January 27, 2024
The World Economic Forum's run-of-the-mill pandemic preparation session was blown out of proportion late this week, leading to the phrase “Disease X” trending on both Twitter and Google at times.
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‘Disease X’ could cause the next pandemic, according to the WHO—or Ebola, SARS, or Nipah. 9 pathogens researchers are keeping a watchful eye on

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January 12, 2024
Rafah border crossing into Gaza will ‘hopefully’ open Friday, WHO officials say, as an expanded humanitarian crisis looms
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Rafah border crossing into Gaza will ‘hopefully’ open Friday, WHO officials say, as an expanded humanitarian crisis looms

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October 19, 2023
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Biden says ‘other team’ is probably behind the Gaza hospital blast, as world awaits an Israel-Hamas smoking gun

By Erin Prater and Nick Lichtenberg
October 18, 2023
Jeremy Farrar is the new chief scientist of the World Health Organization.
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New WHO chief scientist backs fact-finding mission to China to examine whether COVID accidentally leaked from Wuhan virus lab

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August 21, 2023
New York smoke

Millions of Americans suddenly discovered what the world has known for years: Air quality is terrible

By Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press
June 9, 2023
‘Arcturus,’ a COVID variant sweeping India, is now in the U.S., the CDC says—and it’s coming in hot. What it means for the future of the pandemic
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‘Arcturus,’ a COVID variant sweeping India, is now in the U.S., the CDC says—and it’s coming in hot. What it means for the future of the pandemic

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April 14, 2023
‘Everyone is kind of tired and has given up’ on COVID. But this new variant is ‘one to watch,’ the WHO says
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‘Everyone is kind of tired and has given up’ on COVID. But this new variant is ‘one to watch,’ the WHO says

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March 31, 2023
Pregnancy or childbirth is a ‘shockingly dangerous experience’ that kills a woman every 2 minutes. Here’s why
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Pregnancy or childbirth is a ‘shockingly dangerous experience’ that kills a woman every 2 minutes. Here’s why

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February 23, 2023
Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola with no approved vaccines or treatments, is spreading in West Africa. Here’s what you need to know
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Marburg virus, a relative of Ebola with no approved vaccines or treatments, is spreading in West Africa. Here’s what you need to know

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February 16, 2023
It’s not just ‘The Last of Us.’ Fungal infections really are a ‘major threat’ to public health, the WHO says
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It’s not just ‘The Last of Us.’ Fungal infections really are a ‘major threat’ to public health, the WHO says

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February 14, 2023
‘No one really wants to talk about COVID anymore,’ the WHO’s pandemic lead laments. But the ‘worst case’ possibility of a new coronavirus exists
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‘No one really wants to talk about COVID anymore,’ the WHO’s pandemic lead laments. But the ‘worst case’ possibility of a new coronavirus exists

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February 8, 2023

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