Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes.
Trump’s early health moves suggest he aims to dismantle Biden’s drug cost and insurance expansions. What’s next?
The UN body has received a formal request from Washington to withdraw next year as Trump orders a pause on WHO funding.
Critics fear move could stymie flow of health information, though others say it is normal part of transition process.
The WHO says only half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals remain partially operational after 15 months of Israeli attacks.
China’s population continues to fall for third straight year due to declining birthrate and amid concerns for economy.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a 2022 petition by consumer advocacy groups to ban the use of the dye.
The ban on Wednesday in food items comes more than three decades after the dye was barred in cosmetics.
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Marburg virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people.
The West African country has confirmed two cases of mpox in recent days.
These were the updates for Tuesday, January 14, 2024, as fires continue to rage in the Los Angeles area in California.
The Israeli military has only intensified its siege of the north and attacks across Gaza amid renewed ceasefire talks.
The Lancet medical journal estimates actual number of deaths in first nine months of war much higher than official toll.
