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Apr 08

China health officials lash out at WHO chief, defend search for origin of COVID-19

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic information earlier.

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Apr 07

More research is needed into why 1 in 6 people experience infertility, WHO says

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

A new report from the World Health Organization estimated that 17.5 percent of people across the globe have experienced infertility at some point in their adult lives.

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Apr 04

1 in 6 people globally face infertility at some point in life, WHO says

By Theresa Gaffney, STAT

The WHO recommends that countries offer universal health coverage of fertility treatments in light of a new report showing that 1 in 6 people struggle to conceive.

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Jan 30

COVID-19 pandemic has improved, but still a global health emergency, WHO says

By Associated Press

A key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower deaths related to the virus.

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Jan 15

WHO appeals to China to release more detailed data on COVID-19 surge

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing to tell the world what was happening.

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Jan 06

What we know about the COVID-19 data China is — and isn’t — sharing

By Huizhong Wu, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data on the outbreak. Some even say many of the numbers it’s reporting are meaningless. Here's a look at…

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Nov 28

WHO selects ‘mpox’ as replacement for monkeypox, citing concerns of racism

By Associated Press

The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

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Oct 08

How the baby formula shortage financially strains U.S. families

By Laura Stilwell, Lisa A. Gennetian, Econofact

The national shortage of baby formula in the U.S. that began in February of 2022 cast an urgent spotlight on the difficulties parents can face in meeting basic nutritional needs of their babies.

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Sep 17

Flood-hit areas of Pakistan threatened by ‘second disaster’ of disease, WHO warns

By Zarar Khan, Associated Press

The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases.

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Sep 14

Watch 5:37
News Wrap: Unions and railroads continue negotiations ahead of strike deadline

In our news wrap Wednesday, unions and some of the largest freight railroads are still negotiating with a strike deadline fast approaching, the war in Ukraine has energy costs soaring in Europe with leaders calling for a cap on electric…

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