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A recent study from University College London (UCL) has unveiled striking findings about the immediate impact of smoking on life expectancy. According to researchers, each cigarette consumed reduces a person's lifespan by approximately 20 minutes, with women losing slightly more time (22 minutes)......
The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned an Israeli military operation at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza that has effectively shuttered the region's last remaining major healthcare facility. The Friday raid has left dozens of medical staff and critically ill patients trapped inside......
A series of Israeli military strikes hit multiple locations across Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport where World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was preparing to depart, according to Reuters. The attacks resulted in six fatalities and left 40 people......
On Thursday, a wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s primary airport, just moments before the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was about to board a flight there. The attack on Sanaa International Airport, located in the Houthi-controlled capital,......
The African continent is experiencing a severe public health challenge as Mpox cases reach alarming levels in 2024, with the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) reporting over 69,000 cases and 1,260 fatalities. In a recent online briefing, Africa CDC's Chief of Staff and......
Mpox cases in Africa have surpassed 62,000 since the start of 2024, with more than 13,500 confirmed infections and 1,200 related deaths, according to a recent report from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The latest data highlights the gravity of the outbreak, as it......
The ongoing conflict in Gaza has severely impacted its healthcare system, leaving thousands of critically ill patients, including children, waiting for medical evacuations to access life-saving treatments outside the territory. For many, the wait becomes a matter of life and death. One harrowing......
The Public Health Agency of Canada has reported the country's first case of infection with a new variant of the mpox virus. The infected individual, a resident of Manitoba, contracted the clade 1b variant, according to federal health officials. Despite this development, the agency assured that the......
The United States has confirmed its first case of Mpox (commonly known as Monkeypox) in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Saturday. The patient recently traveled from East Africa, where the outbreak continues to spread, according to the CDC. The individual......
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