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WHO's Southeast Asia regional chief Saima Wazed resigns amid fraud allegations
The resignation marks another fallout from the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, as allegations against her family continue to reverberate beyond Bangladesh.
DRC set to receive 70,000 Ebola vaccines, not approved for current strain, WHO says
Patient held in isolation in Soroka Hospital tests negative for Ebola after returning from DRC
Israeli law mandating graphic warning images on all smoking products takes effect
WHO 'strongly advises against' use of two COVID treatments
The two therapies were some of the first medicines developed early in the pandemic.
Herzog denounces politicization of World Health Assembly
"Such resolutions, based on falsehoods and ulterior motives, damage the work and reputation of this distinguished body, while negatively impacting on health cooperation in the region," he said.
Israel to host WHO European regional conference for the first time
During the conference, Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz will sign cooperation agreements in the field of health with Germany, Croatia, Cyprus and Kazakhstan.
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
