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Israeli law mandating graphic warning images on all smoking products takes effect
CEO of the Israel Cancer Association, Moshe Bar Haim, called the legislation "a very dramatic milestone in the fight against smoking," which claims more than 1,000 lives in Israel every month.
WHO releases new guidelines to prevent drowning as 2.5 meter waves expected in Israel
Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban
Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, Germany treats infected US citizen
Climate change kills 250,000 people every year, experts say
One in four deaths can be attributed to preventable environmental causes, according to statistics read at a meeting kicking off New York Climate Week.
WHO pushes China to help reveal the truth on the origins of COVID
The WHO chief's comments come as health authorities and pharmaceutical companies across the world have been racing to update vaccines to combat newer emerging coronavirus variants.
Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against newer variant
Moderna said it had shared the new finding on its vaccine with regulators and submitted it for peer review publication.
US minor catches swine flu at agriculture fair - first case this year
Since 2005, there have been 37 cases of swine flu in the US, WHO said, and 512 globally.
Scientists work to make vaccine for 'Disease X,' the future pandemic
British scientists are working on a vaccine against Disease X, the hypothetical pathogen that will cause the next pandemic.
Man tests positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi near Oman border - WHO
Cases of MERS-CoV - which can cause fever, coughing and shortness of breath, and in some cases can lead to pneumonia - have been recorded in 27 countries since 2012, according to WHO figures.
Most popular European cities exceed air pollution limits
Some of the most popular European cities have surprisingly poor air quality.
WHO's cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen-sources
Aspartame will be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the WHO cancer research arm.
Global health bodies launch new vaccine scheme
If successful, the scheme – known as the global virtual pooled inventory (GVPI) – could be a pilot for other deadly diseases and wider pandemic preparedness.
World off track for reaching energy access goals by 2030 - report
“The poorest continue to suffer the most from climate injustice even though they are not the climate offenders,” said Yosef Abramowitz.
