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The humanitarian and health situation in Aleppo has reached critical levels5 August 2016 – Dr Hatem Abu Yazan, the General Director of the Children’s Specialised Hospital in Al Shaa’ar in eastern… [...]
The humanitarian crisis in Iraq has been one of the most rapidly unfolding in the world. The number of people requiring life-saving assistance in Iraq last year doubled, and then… [...]
An escalation of armed conflict in Yemen has resulted in hundreds dead and thousands injured. Read about WHO's response to increasing health needs in Yemen. Read more... [...]
First marked in 2001, World Refugee Day is held every year on 20 June. War and persecution have displaced and forced more than 60 million people to flee their homes… [...]
29 January 2015 - The World Health Organization deplores the recent attacks on health staff and health facilities in Afghanistan, Sudan and Yemen, and expresses deep concern about the serious… [...]
The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children's hospitals in many parts of the country -- especially with respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. [...]
Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and… [...]
An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer's or those who were in the early phases of the disease, the manufacturer said… [...]
The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes. [...]
Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation around 6 months of age. [...]
The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease. [...]
The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States. [...]
Researchers at King’s College London will track the experiences of up to 3,000 children and teenagers who are being treated by Britain’s health service. [...]
The agency’s new leader must contend with reduced budgets, mass layoffs, political tumult and a boss determined to reshape public health. [...]
The administration is working with tech companies to make sharing information with various providers easier. Experts raised concerns about privacy and security. [...]