COVID-19 shatters decades of global health progress, slashing life expectancy

In 2020-21, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths and other ... and NCDs have improved over decades. The study suggests that improved life expectancy outcomes could be achieved by leveraging ... Read More

Viral hepatitis is a silent killer. It can’t be eliminated if it isn’t tracked

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, viral hepatitis killed ... Only 3% of jurisdictions said they could make progress toward eliminating viral hepatitis with current federal resources. Read More

Bird flu pandemic could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID, scientists warn

“This virus [has been] on the top of the pandemic list for many, many years and probably decades,” Dr ... according to the World Health Organization. For comparison, COVID currently kills ... Read More

The second leading cause of death worldwide

Viral hepatitis is the second leading cause of death among non-COVID-19 communicable diseases in the world, according to the World Health Organization. The analysis, released at the World ... Read More

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Metabolic Health Before Vaccination Determines Effectiveness of Anti-Flu Response Apr. 18, 2024 — The annual influenza vaccine has become less effective on average over time. One reason may be ... Read More

90% of some of the world's traditional wine regions could be gone in decades. It's part of a larger problem.

Some of the world's traditional wine regions, from Europe to Southern California, are at risk of almost completely disappearing within decades ... that experts warn could have disastrous ... Read More

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EXCLUSIVEOscar Pistorius is pictured for the first time as a free man: See the Mail's world exclusive pictures ... Footage showed scores of people running towards the sea as they tried to beat ... Read More

Report: Decades of progress in sexual, reproductive health being rolled back

Decades of progress in sexual and reproductive health are ... in maternal deaths have flatlined. Since 2016, the world made zero progress in saving women from preventable deaths in pregnancy ... Read More

What to know about the timeline and progression of COVID-19 symptoms

For example, a 2020 study in Frontiers in Public Health used statistical models to predict how COVID-19 symptoms might develop. It is important to remember that symptoms will progress differently ... Read More

Reza Pahlavi — the man who could have been Shah

The exiled heir hopes to help his countrymen transition away from extremism and toward secular and democratic ... theocracy cut off from the Western world that we now know today. Read More

Pregnancy complications may raise health risks for decades

Women who experience common complications during a pregnancy could face heightened odds for early death for decades ... study says. Health News // 1 day ago Longest case of COVID-19 was breeding ... Read More

WHO: Hepatitis is second-leading infectious cause of death worldwide

looks at the burden of viral hepatitis in 187 countries and assesses the world’s progress toward eliminating the disease. Read More