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Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent the uptake of e-cigarettes |
Geneva, 14 December 2023 (WHO) — Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, as well as non-smokers and minimize health harms to the population. E-cigarettes as consumer products are not shown to be effective for quitting tobacco use at the population level. Instead, alarming evidence has emerged on adverse population… |
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Eastern Caribbean launches regional project to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response
With support from the Pandemic Fund and in collaboration with PAHO/WHO, FAO, and the World Bank, six countries unite to build more resilient health systemsWashington, DC, 13 June 2025 (PAHO/WHO)- A landmark initiative to boost pandemic preparedness and response in the Eastern Caribbean was officially launched this week in Castries, Saint Lucia,… 06/13/2025
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It’s not an enema or bowel prep, and this colonic hydrotherapy can harm proper colon function 06/13/2025
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This fruit has clear nutritional benefits — but there’s little evidence it can prevent or treat illness 06/13/2025
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This traditional Chinese medicine practice may boost mental health, immune function, balance and more 06/13/2025
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We don’t fully understand how cleanliness impacts immune system development, but we do know that preventing illness is important 06/13/2025
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PAHO: Voluntary blood donation rises in Latin America and the Caribbean, but challenges remain
Washington, D.C., June 12, 2025 (PAHO) – Ahead of World Blood Donor Day, observed on June 14, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has released new data showing progress in voluntary blood donation across the Americas. However, key challenges remain to achieving 100% voluntary donations.The preliminary report, Access to Blood for… 06/12/2025
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Initiative for Trachoma Elimination in the Americas shows progress in its second year
Washington, D.C., 27 May 2025 (PAHO) - Nine countries in the Region of the Americas recently reported on what they achieved during the second year of the Initiative for Trachoma Elimination in the Americas, a partnership between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Government of Canada. The Second Annual Meeting of the Initiative,… 06/11/2025
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Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024 – Temporary recommendations
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), following the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on 5 June 2025, from 12:00 to 17:00 CEST, concurs with its advice that the event continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern and, considering the advice of the Committee, he is hereby issuing a revised set of temporary recommendations. 06/09/2025
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It was Oct. 25, 2018, the morning of giving birth to her second child, and Marie-Louise Fitrion says it triggered the memory of being sexually assaulted as a child. 06/09/2025
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Ontario making it easier to poach U.S. health-care workers with registration change
On Thursday, the Ford government announced it would allow nurses and board-certified physicians to move from the United States to Ontario and begin working immediately. 06/09/2025
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Since October, Ontario has recorded more than 1,400 measles cases linked to an outbreak that began at a large gathering with guests from Mennonite communities in New Brunswick. 05/09/2025
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That brings the province’s tally of probable and confirmed cases to 1,440 since an outbreak began in October. 05/08/2025
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The Ford government was forced to pay back 353 claims after supply issues for palliative and home care patients which came after it awarded a new medical contract. 05/06/2025