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World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Never Stops Worrying

By Jamie Ducharme

The Plague Has Killed 30 People in Madagascar Since August

By Casey Quackenbush

World Health Organization Leader Says Universal Health Coverage is a 'Rights Issue'

By Alexandra Sifferlin

What to Know About the Massive Cholera Outbreak in Yemen

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This Week in Health: How to Really Lose Weight

Little is harder than losing weight and keeping it off for good, yet many find a way. Exactly how goes deeper than diet and exercise, according to new science. Here’s what else caught our attention...

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What the World Health Organization's New Leader Must Tackle

On May 23, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Health and Foreign Affairs Minister in Ethiopia, was voted the new leader of the World Health Organization (WHO). His appointment comes at a tough time for the...

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World Health Organization Elects a New Director General from Ethiopia

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a health expert from Ethiopia, was elected as the new director-general to lead the United Nations agency focused on international public health.Tedros, who...

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Attacks on Health Care Facilities Increased in 2016

372 people were killed last year, and hundreds more were injured

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WHO: People Living in Zika Areas Should Delay Pregnancy

The World Health Organization clarifies its advice

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Zika Crisis 'Could Get Worse,' WHO Chief Says

The mosquito-borne disease has already been reported in 46 countries

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Mothers Fear for Their Kids at Center of Zika Outbreak

The ongoing Zika outbreak began in one of Brazil's poorest regions — and stopping the spread of the disease will be an enormous challenge

By Matt Sandy/Recife, Brazil

Guinea Set to Be Declared Ebola-Free

"It's the best year-end present that God could give to Guinea"

By Joanna Plucinska

30% of Foodborne Illness Deaths Happen In Children Under Age Five

A new WHO report finds that each year, 125,000 kids under age five die from foodborne disease

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Experts Slam WHO Response to Ebola

The Ebola crisis has claimed at least 11,300 lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since December 2013

By Joanna Plucinska

Two-Thirds of the World Has Herpes

That's more than 3.7 billion people

By Tessa Berenson

The Science Behind How Bacon Causes Cancer

This graphic breaks down the latest bad news about processed meat

By Mandy Oaklander and Heather Jones

Big Meat Pushes Back Against WHO Report Linking Meat to Cancer

"No single food has ever been proven to cause or cure cancer"

By Sam Frizell

5 Facts Explain Why We Need the U.N.

It's important and infuriating, but the world wouldn't be the same without the UN. It just needs to be better.

By Ian Bremmer

U.S. Will Stop Ebola Screenings for Passengers from Liberia

The country was declared Ebola-free—for the second time—on Sept. 3

By Mandy Oaklander

Vital Anti-Venom Stocks Running Low

The charity says tens of thousands of people could die unnecessarily unless a replacement is found

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