WHO prequalifies the first vaccine against mpox
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to...
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World Health Organization gives mpox vaccine ‘pre-qualification’ approval
The World Health Organization Friday approved MVA-BN as the first mpox vaccine added to its pre-qualification list. Director General Tedros...
The Mpox Outbreak Is a Damning Indictment of the Global Health System
World / September 6, 2024 The inequalities and injustices in our medical infrastructure have made the outbreak so much worse...
World Trade Center Health Program needs $3 billion in additional funding, 9/11 first responder advocates say
NESCONSET, N.Y. -- There is a new milestone to mark this Sept. 11. The number of people who died after volunteering,...
Health concerns rise for Italia 90 hero Salvatore Schillaci
Italia 90 top scorer Salvatore Schillaci was admitted to the hospital over the weekend, raising concerns across the soccer world....
Mental health at work
Key factsDecent work is good for mental health.Poor working environments – including discrimination and inequality, excessive workloads, low job control...
Africa’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics, experts say
LONDON -- The growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result...
Bad therapy or cruel world? How the youth mental health crisis has been sucked into the culture wars
Rates of mental ill health among young people are on the rise. Between the years 2020 and 2022, 39% of...
Most of the world isn’t getting enough key nutrients: study
We’re getting an F for vitamin intake. More than half the world consumes insufficient amounts of micronutrients that are essential...
