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Israeli law mandating graphic warning images on all smoking products takes effect
CEO of the Israel Cancer Association, Moshe Bar Haim, called the legislation "a very dramatic milestone in the fight against smoking," which claims more than 1,000 lives in Israel every month.
WHO: Ebola outbreak in Congo still in 'expansion phase,' transmission fulled by population movement
Silence in the rubble: Inside the desperate race for Venezuela earthquake survivors
Clalit Health Services to join European AI research project predicting, managing pandemics
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.
WHO working on more monkeypox guidance as cases rise
The outbreak in 11 countries where it is not endemic is highly unusual, according to scientists. More than 100 confirmed or suspected cases have been reported, most of them in Europe.
WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in Europe
In what Germany calls the largest outbreak in Europe ever, Monkeypox cases have been reported in at least eight European countries, and the WHO is convening
WHO, CDC express concern of possible undetected monkeypox spread in UK
The WHO did not recommend any restrictions for travel to and trade with the United Kingdom based on available information at this time.
World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - WHO
The panel called for a high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly and independent health threats council led by heads of state to galvanize action.
WHO says it has documented 200 attacks on health facilities in Ukraine
Russia has denied previous accusations by Ukraine and Western nations of possible war crimes and has also denied targeting civilians in the war.
