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Over 100 killed in attacks on Sudan kindergarten and hospital, WHO says
The WHO database said heavy weapons were used and that 114 people, including 63 children, were killed and 35 wounded.
US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website
Aid delivery to Gaza faces major hurdles, nutritional crisis continues, WHO, aid groups say
WHO: No evidence linking paracetamol use during pregnancy to autism
Syrian health ministry says cholera death toll rises to 29
Syria said on Monday that 29 people had died of cholera in what the United Nations has called the worst outbreak of the disease in the war-torn country for years.
Uganda health ministry confirms Ebola outbreak
A 24-year-old man in Uganda's central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died.
WHO 'strongly advises against' use of two COVID treatments
The two therapies were some of the first medicines developed early in the pandemic.
Herzog denounces politicization of World Health Assembly
"Such resolutions, based on falsehoods and ulterior motives, damage the work and reputation of this distinguished body, while negatively impacting on health cooperation in the region," he said.
Israel to host WHO European regional conference for the first time
During the conference, Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz will sign cooperation agreements in the field of health with Germany, Croatia, Cyprus and Kazakhstan.
Oxford malaria vaccine data bodes well for effort to fight disease
Oxford says its vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, is likely more effective than Mosquirix in preventing the disease that kills about 600,000 a year.
How do sugar substitutes affect the human body? You may be surprised
Weizmann Institute research: Sweetness may come at a price and change your glucose metabolism
WHO may rename monkeypox - here's why
Its guidelines recommend avoiding animal names or geographic regions. The novel coronavirus and its variants were renamed for this reason.
Do graphic cigarette warning labels really work? - study
Although graphic warning labels on cigarette packs increase pack-hiding behavior among smokers, they do not necessarily stop people from smoking.
Disease experts call on WHO, governments for more action on monkeypox
The WHO is considering whether the monkeypox outbreak should be assessed as a potential public health emergency of international concern.
