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One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new study

Around 12% of the world’s total cancer cases in 2024 were likely caused by an infection, according to new research from the World Health Organization (WHO).

The Conversation · 20h ago

Beyond condoms: WHO blueprint for new male contraceptives

NEW DELHI: Men could have more contraceptive choices beyond condoms and vasectomy, with the World Health Organization (WHO) releasing its first global blueprint for developing novel male contraceptives, including daily pills or gels, longer-acting injections and implants, sperm-function blockers and reversible methods that block sperm transport.

The Times of India · Sep 26

Congo is running short of health workers as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says

The World Health Organization warns that Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history

The Independent UK · Sep 23

WHO sees 'encouraging signs' in DR Congo Ebola response but says outbreak 'far from over'

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the fight against the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was showing “encouraging signs" but that the epidemic was "far from over". More than 7,000 cases have been reported across seven provinces as of September 11.

France 24 · Sep 16

Ebola outbreak slows in parts of DR Congo but crisis remains severe

Ebola infections are slowing in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo four months into the outbreak, but cases are climbing fast in North Kivu and the World Health Organization (WHO) says it is too early to declare that the epidemic has peaked.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 16

Banned beauty products are still one click away in India and around the world

Banned skin-bleaching products containing mercury are still available for purchase online. These illegal items are found on Amazon, Temu, and TikTok Shop marketplaces globally. Sellers are relisting products under misleading names to evade detection by authorities. Health advocates and regulators are working to remove these dangerous items from sale.

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Hepatitis A and E Outbreaks in Your Building Are a Warning About Water Contamination

Why Hepatitis A and E Travel Through Water, Not PeopleBoth hepatitis A and hepatitis E are fecal-oral diseases. That phrase sounds clinical, but the mechanism is direct: human waste enters a water source, the water reaches your tap or your food, and the virus completes its route. Unlike hepatitis B…

Times Life · Sep 15

Why the Woman Is Always Tested First for Infertility and the Husband Is Never Asked Anything

The appointment was always going to be yoursNobody said it out loud. Nobody had to. When the months passed and nothing happened, the conversation in the kitchen, in the bedroom, at your mother-in-law's dining table, turned toward you. Not toward the marriage. Not toward biology as a shared matter. Toward…

Times Life · Sep 14

6 Reasons the Annual Flu Shot Matters More When You Have Diabetes or Asthma

Your immune system is already working harder than it shouldChronic inflammation is the baseline state in both diabetes and asthma. In type 2 diabetes, persistently high blood glucose blunts the function of neutrophils and macrophages, the white blood cells that reach an infection site first. In asthma, the airways are…

Times Life · Sep 12

5 Situations Where Indian Adults Need a Hepatitis B Vaccine Before It's Too Late

If You Were Born Before Universal Vaccination BeganIndia's Universal Immunisation Programme added hepatitis B to its childhood schedule in 2002 for urban areas, and only achieved nationwide rollout by 2011. Anyone born before that window, and many born during it in rural or underserved districts, likely received no hepatitis B…

Times Life · Sep 11