Between fear and hope, thousands of Gazan parents queue to protect their children from polio
Wael al-Haj Mohammed's daughter is a child of war. Born the day after the outbreak of the conflict in Gaza…
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Polio vaccination begins in Gaza
Hundreds of Gaza families have been queuing since early Sunday to wait for their children's turn to receive the polio…
Inside the legendary Epic Systems campus, a world away from Wall Street
A sign that says “Epic Intergalactic Headquarters” on campus. Epic Systems Dorothy Gale was right: the Land of Oz is…
Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave the way for polio vaccinations
WHO Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Dr Rik Peeperkorn, said the two-round vaccination campaign will begin on Sunday…
WHO considers the level of unprotected sex among adolescents to be “worryingly high”
This puts young people at greater risk of sexually transmitted infections, unsafe abortions and unplanned pregnancies. The new data were…
Nigeria becomes first African country to receive MPOX vaccines, WHO says
On 14 August 2024, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the rise of monkeypox (MPOX) a public…
Human rights experts reveal the impact of Poland's restrictive abortion laws on women
These restrictive laws have forced many women to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, travel abroad for legal abortions or seek…
UN confirms safety and efficacy of polio vaccine in Gaza
The terrible conditions caused by the war have caused the disease to reappear after more than two decades. Last week,…
Africa: Refugees and displaced people face increased threat from MPOX outbreak
According to UNHCR, 42 suspected cases of mpox have been detected in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of…
New Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna: what you need to know
Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine mRNA Formula 2024-2025. Courtesy: Moderna A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter,…