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Confirmed hantavirus cases rises to 5: WHO

May 6

Human transmission possible in suspected hantavirus cases: WHO

May 5

WHO says hantavirus cluster not start of pandemic

An epidemiologist from the World Health Organization said that the suspected hantavirus cluster aboard a cruise ship is not the beginning of another COVID-19 pandemic.

May 7

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US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

Jan 23

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Over 50 deaths from 'unknown disease' in Congo

Feb 26, 2025

President Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organization

Jan 21, 2025

What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and what is the WHO doing?

Aug 16, 2024

What is measles? What to know about symptoms, vaccine & treatment

Mar 13, 2024

Scientists fight bacteria by bringing molecules back from the dead

Dec 15, 2023

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WHO report shows largest backslide in childhood vaccinations in 30 years

Jul 15, 2022

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Monkeypox: What is it? Health experts answer common questions

Jun 24, 2022

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Facts about mental health from the WHO

Jul 21, 2019

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US threateningly tried to water down World Health Assembly measure supporting breastfeeding: Report

Jul 8, 2018

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WHO downgrades COVID-19, says it's no longer public health emergency

The World Health Organization characterized COVID as a global pandemic in March 2020.

May 5, 2023

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Everything you need to know about the potentially deadly fungus spreading in the US

Cases of Candida auris doubled in 2021, according to a new CDC report.

Mar 22, 2023

An emerging fungal threat spread at an alarming rate in US health care facilities, study says

The CDC has called Candida auris an "urgent threat" because it is often multidrug-resistant, easily spreads through health care facilities and can cause deadly disease.

Mar 21, 2023

A woman dies every 2 minutes during pregnancy or childbirth: Report

Maternal mortality rates have increased by 75% over the past 20 years in U.S.

Feb 23, 2023

WHO renames monkeypox as 'mpox,' citing stigma and discrimination concerns

"Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while 'monkeypox' is phased out," the organization said.

Nov 28, 2022