Is Trump totally wrong to withdraw the US from the WHO?
Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the WHO has been met with dismay in the public health field. Some have called one…
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‘Nothing unusual or novel’: WHO responds to respiratory illness clusters in China
The WHO is hosing down fears of another global respiratory illness outbreak following reports of mysterious pneumonia clusters in children in northern China. On Thursday,…
COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency, WHO declares
After 40 months and one week, the WHO has decided that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency — even if it remains a…
Limit further COVID-19 boosters to high-risk patients, WHO says
Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters are not recommended for patients outside of high-priority groups, according to new international guidance. The WHO says booster shots should be…
‘Emerging in the shadows’: Treatment-resistant fungal pathogens on the rise
The war on superbugs, though not the longest conflict in human history, is certainly unique in its seemingly paradoxical scale — a global war in…
WHO (finally) lands on new name for monkeypox
After months of deliberations, the WHO has finally chosen ‘mpox’ as the new name for monkeypox after snubbing more creative suggestions, such ‘Goblin Pox’ and…
Early conception after miscarriage ‘safe’, study confirms
Women can safely conceive within three months of a miscarriage, according to Australian researchers whose study challenges international guidance to wait at least six months…
End of COVID-19 pandemic is close, says the WHO
The WHO says “the end is in sight” for the COVID-19 pandemic after global deaths dropped to their lowest weekly average since March 2020. With…
‘You’ve got TRUMP-22’: Move to rename monkeypox goes bananas
Goblin Pox and Poxy McPox are among the other dubious suggestions submitted to the WHO.
GPs find two more cases of monkeypox
One case is believed to have no connection with overseas travel, health authorities say.
