The Latest Breaking News from WHO

First Thing: Trump Pentagon nominee endorses extremist Christian doctrine

Pete Hegseth wants to make government subordinate to Old Testament law. Plus, the Australians lining up to sniff a flower that smells like a rotten carcass

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025

Trump opens RFK's war on public health

RFK's hearing hasn't even started yet and the White House has already attacked vaccines, birth control and the WHO

Salon · Jan 24, 2025

United Nations confirms US will leave World Health Organization in 2026

The UN body has received a formal request from Washington to withdraw next year as Trump orders a pause on WHO funding.

Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2025

Memo to President Trump: you are wrong to leave the World Health Organization. You should think again

Any funding disparities can be addressed, but another pandemic is coming – and we’ll need the WHO to help fight it, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2025

Excess Weight In This Body Area May Raise Cancer Risk Even If You Exercise Regularly

A recent study suggests that it may not just be a higher Body Mass Index (BMI), but excess weight in a specific area of the body, that could increase cancer risk, even for those who exercise regularly.

Medical Daily · Jan 22, 2025

Groundbreaking new study shows the two things you can do to cut cancer risk

The groundbreaking research is the first to examine the combined impact of weight and exercise on cancer

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Slimmer waistline plus regular exercise ‘combine to cut cancer risk’

People needed to keep their weight down and exercise if they wanted to reap the maximum benefits of keeping cancer at bay, experts said.

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Trump signs executive order for WHO exit

On Monday, Trump signed an executive order for the U.S. to exit the World Health Organization again

Salon · Jan 21, 2025

Trump Withdraws US From World Health Organization

President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from WHO raises concerns about global health efforts and the organization's role in safeguarding public healt...

Top News · Jan 21, 2025

Trump 2.0: what we learned from the 47th US president’s first day in office

Donald Trump said he’d be a “dictator for a day” when he returned to the Oval Office for a second term. And he certainly hit the ground running, signing scores of executive orders within hours of being inaugurated.

The Conversation · Jan 21, 2025