LONDON - Obesity is now a greater threat to global health than hunger, a new Lancet study has found. More than one in eight people in the world are...
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PARIS - AI can help address some of health’s largest challenges, but it is crucial to make use of this powerful new tool while also addressing the...
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LONDON - Obesity and alcohol are driving up bowel cancer cases among young people in the United Kingdom (UK), researchers have warned. Unhealthy...
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GENEVA - E-cigarettes, which pose serious health risks, are being “aggressively marketed” to young people and in large parts of the world there are...
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