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In Congo, international health officials have been deployed to help stave the spread of a mysterious respiratory disease.

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UN Deploys Investigators as Mysterious “Disease X” Continues to Spread

By Noor Al-Sibai

Study: By 2050, Men’s Cancer Deaths Will Soar to 93% Global Increase

Study: By 2050, Men’s Cancer Deaths Will Soar to 93% Global Increase

By Noor Al-Sibai

For the second time in just over two years, the WHO has declared an outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, a global emergency.

The World Health Organization Just Declared a New Global Emergency

By Noor Al-Sibai

There's no need to freak out about that surge in respiratory viruses in China, according to both China and the WHO.

China Says Surge of Illness Not Caused by New Virus

By Noor Al-Sibai

WHO “Concerned” Over Skyrocketing Monkeypox Cases

WHO “Concerned” Over Skyrocketing Monkeypox Cases

By Victor Tangermann

WHO Honors Woman Whose Cells Were Taken Without Consent for Medical Research

WHO Honors Woman Whose Cells Were Taken Without Consent for Medical Research

By Tony Ho Tran

The World Health Organization investigators probing the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic finally seem to have some answers.

WHO Investigators Think They Found Where the Pandemic Really Began

By Dan Robitzski

A team sent by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of COVID-19 announced that it's "extremely unlikely" that the virus came from a lab.

WHO Investigators: “Extremely Unlikely” That COVID Escaped From Chinese Lab

By Victor Tangermann

When World Health Organization investigators reached China for an investigation into the coronavirus' origins, they were denied entry.

China Denies Access to WHO Team Investigating COVID Origin

By Dan Robitzski

Trump just declared that he would withhold all U.S. funding for the World Health Organization in the middle of a global pandemic.

“Indefensible”: Trump Pulls World Health Organization Funding

By Dan Robitzski

WHO Says UN Should Reclassify Marijuana as Less Dangerous

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WHO Says UN Should Reclassify Marijuana as Less Dangerous

By Kristin Houser

The World Health Organization released its annual roundup of the gravest threats to global health — and one of them is anti-vaxxers.

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WHO: Anti-Vaxxers Now One of the Greatest Threats to World Health

By Jon Christian

We need to do something to address the problem of air pollution, according to the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO Director: Air Pollution Is the “New Tobacco”

By Kristin Houser

Scientists are arguing about whether you be allowed to publish a paper that could be used to bring back a virus that could cause a deadly pandemic.

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Microbiologists Are Suddenly Really, Really Worried About Synthetic Smallpox

By Jon Christian

Decades Of Scientific Research Does, In Fact, Suggest Breastfeeding Is Best for Babies

Decades Of Scientific Research Does, In Fact, Suggest Breastfeeding Is Best for Babies

By Dan Robitzski

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We’re Officially On the Path to a Global Pandemic

By Jolene Creighton