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60% of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050: study

  • Number of overweight or obese people worldwide rose to 2.6 billion in 2021 from 929 million in 1990
  • More than half the world’s overweight or obese adults already live in just eight countries
By AFP ·

WHO worries about West Bank violence, impact on health care

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Militants kill two Pakistan police guarding polio vaccination team

By AFP ·

Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new mpox strain

By AFP ·

Thailand says mpox case recorded in traveler from Africa

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Philippines says new mpox case ‘not’ deadly variant

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White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly

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Paris mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic events

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Dangerous skin diseases spreading among Gaza children

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More than 1,300 pilgrims die during Hajj pilgrimage – most unauthorized

By Arab News ·

35,562 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7 — health ministry

By Reuters ·

Pakistan investigates local distributors of Roche cancer drug after 12 diabetes patients go blind

By Reuters ·
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Pakistani health experts call for following Saudi example to curb consumption of sugary drinks

By KHURSHID AHMED    ·

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