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World Physiotherapy Day: Gbagada General Hospital seeks promotion of healthy living

Two unvaccinated people have died of measles in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, the state’s health department confirmed Tuesday

FAYETTEVILLE — A review by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found construction and maintenance projects at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center exceeded cost estimates by $64.5 million and experienced delays of up to seven years

The World Health Organization has appointed Dr Vanessa Kerry as the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy for Health Resilience. Building on her previous role as WHO’s first Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Dr Kerry will help advance a broader agenda focused on building resilient, integrated and sustainably-financed health systems capable of responding to…

The planned merger of North Memorial Health and South Dakota-based Sanford Health is moving forward

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into a major military healthcare contractor over wrongfully denied medical claims

The word health refers to a state of complete emotional, mental, and physical well-being. People may be able to maintain or improve their health by eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and connecting with others

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR)

WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a decade of health gains. Increased…

The Michigan House of Representatives’ top appropriator said she intends to keep an eye on the state’s health department following the release of a report from the Office of the Auditor General looking into a department contractor, with the aim of ensuring that the department is managing public funds responsibly