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Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases: The Intestinal Worm Infections Affecting 1.5 Billion People
Key Facts An estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide—nearly 20% of the global population—are infected with soil-transmitted helminths, according to WHO…
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Social Determinants of Health: Why Your ZIP Code Matters More Than Your Genetic Code
Key Facts Social determinants of health cause health inequities responsible for avoidable differences in life expectancy exceeding 20 years between…
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Snakebite Envenoming: The Neglected Crisis Killing 138,000 People Annually
Key Facts Snakebite envenoming causes an estimated 81,000 to 138,000 deaths annually worldwide, according to WHO data Between 400,000 and…
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Sexually Transmitted Infections: The Silent Epidemic Affecting 1 Million People Daily
Key Facts More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections are acquired every single day worldwide, according to WHO data An…
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Sexual Health: WHO’s Framework for Well-Being Beyond Disease Prevention
Key Facts More than 1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide, according to WHO data An…
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: The 2003 Pandemic That Changed Global Health Security Forever
Key Facts SARS infected 8,096 people across 29 countries during the 2003 outbreak, with 774 deaths (9.6% case fatality rate)…
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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: WHO’s Framework for 2.6 Billion People in Their Reproductive Years
Key Facts Approximately 2.6 billion people worldwide are in their reproductive years (ages 15-49), according to WHO data An estimated…
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IndiGo CEO Elbers Resigns as Rahul Bhatia Reflects on December Events
IndiGo Airlines has announced the immediate resignation of its CEO, Pieter Elbers, following a significant operational crisis that left thousands…
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India Eases Investment Rules for Neighboring Countries
The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has announced significant changes to the guidelines governing investments from…
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Sepsis: WHO Reports 11 Million Deaths Annually as New 2025 Data Reveals Alarming Surge to 21.4 Million Deaths
Key Facts In 2021, there were an estimated 166 million sepsis cases and 21.4 million all-cause sepsis-related deaths globally, representing…
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Self-Care for Health and Well-Being: WHO Reports 4.5 Billion People Lack Essential Health Services as Self-Care Interventions Offer Path to Universal Coverage
Key Facts In 2021, an estimated 4.5 billion people were not fully covered by essential health services WHO At least…
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Understanding Your Rights: Salary, Leave, and Remote Work Under UAE Labour Law Amid Iran vs US-Israel Conflict
Thousands of residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are currently facing unexpected challenges as they find themselves stranded outside…
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Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty causes real harms, even if the money is later restored
Since early 2025, several large federal health grants to states have been suspended and then restored after legal challenges. On…
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Middle East Disruption: Government to Utilize Comprehensive Policy Strategies to Support Exporters
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Friday that the Indian government is committed to supporting exporters facing challenges…
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GLP‑1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after…
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