Student suicides in Japan reached a record 538 deaths in 2025, with school-related problems accounting for nearly half of identified motives, as doctors and survivors warn that the return to school after
The FBI was notably absent from a secret intelligence briefing with President Joe Biden in 2021 that reviewed the origins of the Covid-19 virus, reports The Times (UK). Despite being the only
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US president-elect Donald Trump plans to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the first day of his second term. That follows Trump’s 2020 decision to leave over unproven claims of
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Drinking three to four cups of coffee daily may significantly reduce the risk of developing mouth and throat cancers, according to a new study. Researchers from the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the
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Members of Donald Trump’s transition team are reportedly pushing for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the first day of his potential second term, a move
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Older adults in England are enjoying unprecedented levels of physical and mental health, with many 70-year-olds today experiencing the vitality of someone a decade younger, according to a study published in Nature
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A previously unidentified disease that has claimed 143 lives in southwestern DR Congo has been confirmed as a severe form of malaria, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The outbreak, which began
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Standing shivering outside the DeCoach Recovery Centre in Hamilton, Ohio, Scott Weaver recounts his journey into—and out of—the opioid abyss. Weaver’s descent began innocently enough: after a car accident a decade ago,
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The American healthcare system, a $4.5 trillion industry that comprises more than 17 percent of the nation’s economy, continues to vex its citizens with mounting costs, denied claims, and burdensome out-of-pocket expenses.
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A groundbreaking development in medicine is emerging as drugs initially designed for diabetes and weight loss show potential for treating addiction and other chronic conditions. Physicians and researchers are reporting encouraging results
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Health systems worldwide are bracing for potential ramifications of a deadly mystery disease that has already claimed at least 143 lives and infected 376 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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by A Special Correspondent in Colombo The appointment of the Secretary to the Ministry of Health remains in limbo, even as other ministries have successfully filled their positions. According to a reliable
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. This now triggers
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Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa CDC has declared the outbreak a continental public health emergency, followed by the WHO declaring it a global health emergency. A virulent strain
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Hundreds of health activists gathered in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in April to reinvigorate the struggle for health rights. This fifth global assembly since 2000 underscored the enduring vibrancy of the People’s
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Transcending geographical borders, an Indian donor’s heart has now given a new life to a teenager who hails from Pakistan. The heart transplant, which was held in a Chennai hospital, proved to
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