Browsing: General Health News

The results of a recent study published in the European Heart Journal suggest that certain common preservatives in food may increase hypertension and cardiovascular risk

Dementia is a condition that affects memory, thinking and the ability to perform daily activities. It can be caused by many different diseases that damage the brain

Over 5% of the world’s population – or 430 million people – require rehabilitation to address their disabling hearing loss (including 34 million children). It is estimated that by 2050 over 700 million people – or 1 in every 10 people – will have disabling hearing loss

Leo International Precision Health AG Announces Results of the 2026 Annual General Meeting

Globally, cervical cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, with 604 000 new cases estimated in 2024. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women in 26 countries, primarily in sub‐Saharan Africa and parts of South and Central America, Melanesia, and South‐East Asia (1). These regional differences reflect inequalities…

People worldwide are living longer. Today most people can expect to live into their sixties and beyond. Every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons in the population

A year after the United States announced its departure from the World Health Organization and funding from Washington and other major donors dropped, assistant director general Jeremy Farrar speaks about the painful decisions the UN agency was forced to make, and its move to refocus on its core mandate

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has announced that investigations by his office, along with state and federal partners, uncovered $10.8 million in health care fraud and six people were indicted

Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted the political declaration to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health challenges through a fully integrated approach. This is the outcome of the intergovernmental negotiations in advance of and considered by the fourth high-level meeting of the UNGA on the prevention…

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Results Report, highlighting measurable improvements in people’s health worldwide in 2025, despite funding cuts affecting both the organization and the broader global health sector