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Doctors have coined a term to describe places where blood for transfusions is not readily available: "blood deserts." When blood banks aren't around, they try different strategies to help patients.

Whooping cough is making a post-pandemic comeback in China, with cases surging more than 20-fold in the first two months of 2024.

Ensuring that every person reaches their highest attainable standard of physical and mental well-being is the core of the World Health Organization’s mission

Volunteers express concerns about continuing their work after Israeli attack that killed seven aid workers

World Health Day is observed on April 7 to raise awareness about pressing health issues, promote healthy lifestyles, and advocate for universal access to quality healthcare. The theme of World Health Day 2024 is "My health, my right". “This year’s theme was chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere…

The World Health Organization said Saturday that Gaza's largest hospital had been reduced to ashes by Israel's latest siege, leaving an "empty shell" with many bodies.

This year’s World Health Day theme of “My Health, My Right” should serve as a wake-up call to take decisive action to preserve precious antibiotics, which are fast losing their efficacy on account of increasingly drug-resistant bacterial strains, making even common infections lethally incurable. A global health threat of alarming…

Health centres should take steps to prevent discrimination against patients : Veena George

Venky’s in India is marketing antibiotics for poultry growth, contributing to the rise and spread of drug-resistant infections.