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Health officials said 15 babies, including 10 in Wales and five in England, had myocarditis - inflammation of the heart muscle - between June 2022 and March 2023

The global health body has issued new guidance on non-sugar sweeteners following a systemic review.

Unsafe foods, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), contribute to poor health, including impaired growth and development, micro-nutrient deficiencies, noncommunicable and infectious diseases, and mental illness. Globally, one in ten people are affected by food-borne diseases each year. Antonina Mutoro, a nutrition researcher at the African Population and Health…

The Templeton Prize — one of the world's largest annual individual awards — is being awarded this year to a nurse-midwife who for decades has strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa

GENEVA: Artificial sweeteners, used to replace sugar in a vast range of products, do not help in losing weight and can have serious health effects, according to the World Health Organization.

India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on the annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in the country between 2016 and 2021.

Consumption of free sugars is linked to rising obesity and increased cases of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and tooth decay

Health experts are instead urging people to 'reduce the sweetness of the diet altogether'.

WHO says the pandemic is over. A disaster resilience professor says otherwise