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Four in five people with hypertension aren’t adequately treated - WHO

Just one in five people with hypertension have controlled it, the World Health Organization said.

20 September 2023

World News

Tired, overworked, underpaid: Why doctors across Europe are striking

Doctors across Europe say their health and that of their patients is at risk due to poor working conditions. Euronews speaks to the clinicians concerned to find out why.

18 September 2023

Libya

Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna

The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday.

15 September 2023

Earth News

Air pollution is deadlier than smoking, new study finds

Wildfires are exacerbating a huge threat to human health.

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Moldova

Euroviews. Strangers showed kindness when I fled war. Now I'm paying it forward

There is someone out there seeking help who does not know anything about you, but who has hopes that you and all humanitarian workers they encounter will be their collective anchor, Miljana Grbić writes.

World News

Experts urge more testing as new COVID-19 variant emerges

With another COVID-19 ‘variant of interest’, the World Health Organization is warning countries around the world not to dismantle their surveillance measures. The health body says the new variant EG5 is a mutation of Omicron and is similar in its effects.

Health news

Measles outbreak could spread in Ukraine, exacerbated by war

Pre-war, Ukraine's immunisation rates were already low due to persistent vaccine scepticism. Combined with the disruption caused by the ongoing invasion, a new measles outbreak is possible this year.

Health news

Aspartame has been linked to cancer. Which products use the sweetener?

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified aspartame as a "possible" cause of cancer.

World News

Inequality decimating social trust in Europe, finds WHO report

Governments and policymakers should heed the report's "ominous warnings", said the institution's regional director for Europe.

Health news

Climate change is helping this deadly virus to spread in Europe

Warmer temperatures are transforming Europe into the perfect habitat for ticks carrying CCHF, a deadly virus which in the worst cases results in death.

Ukraine

Euroviews. If Ukraine’s health sector is to recover, the world has to step up now

The world can — and should — play even more of a role now in supporting health sector recovery, a key pillar of Ukraine’s ability to withstand and overcome current challenges and build a better future for its resilient people, Dr Jarno Habicht writes.

Health news

WHO warns against long-term health risks of artificial sweeteners

Artificial sweeteners won’t help with weight loss and may raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death, says the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Homes fumigated in Peru to eradicate mosquitoes spreading dengue virus

For the past two weeks, health workers have been fumigating homes in Peru in a bid to eradicate mosquitoes that spread the dengue virus.

World News

Monkeypox no longer a global emergency, WHO says

Ten months after its outbreak, the World Health Organization has declared monkeypox is no longer a global emergency. It recorded a drop of 90% fewer cases in the last three months.

World News

COVID-19: Emergency over, but no room for complacency

The World Health Organization has lifted the COVID-19 international emergency, but is urging the world to stay alert

Health news

‘We need to know’: WHO says China has more on COVID origin

Lab leak or animal origin? More than three years after COVID first surfaced, the origins of the pandemic are still a mystery.

Health news

1 in 6 people suffer from infertility, new WHO report finds

The World Health Organization is now calling for better access to fertility treatments.

World News

Euroviews. Dignified life and health for all must be at the heart of our policies

The COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up call that showed how health is central to the functioning of all of society. In a well-being economy, health is not just a beneficiary — it's its driving force, Dr Hans Henri P Kluge writes.

China

COVID-19 could become 'just like flu' says WHO chief

WHO says the pandemic stage of the COVID-19 virus should be over in 2023.

Health news

Exercise in Europe: Which countries are the most and least active?

Exercise is key for physical and mental health. But almost half of EU residents report that they never work out or play sports.