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As some of China’s most populous and economically significant cities battle outbreaks, Chengdu, one of the country’s largest cities, announced a lockdown of its 21.2 million residents as it launched four days of citywide testing for COVID-19. Residents of Chengdu,

There has been a marked rise in the number of smokers in Germany since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a long-term study conducted in the country. In the ongoing German Survey on Smoking Behaviour (DEBRA), more than

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre built on an approximately 50 acres area in S A S Nagar district of Punjab to the nation. He was accompanied by Punjab Governor Banwari Lal

A new study has revealed that nearly half of all cancer deaths occur because of factors that can be avoided, such as living an unhealthy lifestyle, according to researchers. An international research team writes in The Lancet, a British medical

A major step towards launching a booster campaign to combat the newest members of the omicron family was taken by Pfizer on Monday when they asked US regulators to approve their combination COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration has

Zimbabwe’s government said that at least 157 children have died as a result of a measles outbreak that has spread across the country. More than 2,000 infections have been recorded. It has been less than a week since authorities said

There has been an increase in the number of new COVID-19 infections, as well as the number of critical cases, reported by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH). There have been more than 100 serious illnesses being treated in hospitals

World Health Organization (WHO) is the official co-sponsor of the 9th ISPAH Congress taking place in Abu Dhabi from 23rd-26th October, announced Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC). With an engaging schedule of workshops, speeches, and sessions, the Congress will

It was reported on Friday that the Chinese mainland reported 648 confirmed cases of COVID-19 transmitted locally, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the National Health Commission. It is estimated that 1,203 people who are asymptomatic locally were newly identified on

More than half of the hundreds of infectious diseases known to humans, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera, and anthrax, have been aggravated by climate-related hazards like flooding, heat waves, and drought, according to a recently published study.