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The World Health Organization has appointed Dr Vanessa Kerry as the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy for Health Resilience. Building on her previous role as WHO’s first Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Dr Kerry will help advance a broader agenda focused on building resilient, integrated and sustainably-financed health systems capable of responding to…

TROY, N.Y. — Like many residents of this aging industrial city on the Hudson River, Starletta Washington was stunned when she heard Troy’s last remaining hospital planned to close its birthing center

Sudan’s fragile health system is on the brink of collapse as global funding cuts have led to the closure of healthcare facilities across the country, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned

After a failed round of in vitro fertilization this year, Anne Hug’s fertility doctor said she had a single polyp in her uterus that should be removed to improve the chance of pregnancy. Hug, a professor of radiology, learned that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says the procedure can be done in a…

Gibson Gives recently donated guitars to the Vanderbilt Musicians and Performing Artists Clinic to be used for patient therapy. Front row, Justin Stehr, MSOT, OTR/L, CHT, left, and Alex Tinker, Gibson Gives project manager. Back row from left, Rachel Pierce, Belmont University Doctor of Occupational Therapy student; Mosi Jones, MD; and Brad Hill, MD. (photo…

Amid rapid growth in the health sector and its increasing appeal to investors, the eighth edition of the Global Health Exhibition in 2025 reflected an expanding investor base and advances in scientific research, innovation, and health services

Scots should not have to travel further for health care under the government’s plans to cut the number of health boards from 14 to two, John Swinney has suggested

The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine has been ranked the No. 1 medical school in the country for the second consecutive year in the 2026 Medical School Excellence Index, released today by the Center for Accountability in Medicine. 

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has called on donor agencies to increase funding for Afghanistan’s health sector

Alcohol and tobacco products have health warnings about the negative impacts. Researchers say that social media could benefit from similar warnings too, such as “Using social media causes sleep problems. This is bad for your health,” and “Social media is associated with significant mental health harms for children and young adults.”