World Health Organization

FILE PHOTO: A worker sorts used plastic bottles to be recycled at a plastic recycling centre in Denpasar, Bali

Plastic Particles in Drinking Water Present ‘Low’ Health Risk: WHO

Stephanie Nebehay 22/08/2019

The current levels pose a "low risk", the body...

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Healthy Living May Help Offset Genetic Risk of Dementia: Study

Kate Kelland 15/07/2019

People with high genetic risk and an unhealthy lifestyle...

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My Psychedelic Trip Out of Depression

Tom Greene 14/07/2019

Approximately 70% of people who try ketamine for depression...

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Study Muffles Uncertainty Over Hormonal Contraceptive Increasing HIV Risk

Priyamvada Chugh 23/06/2019

Recently, women have become more sceptical of injectable contraceptives...

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US Jury Awards $2 Billion to Couple Who Said Bayer’s Weed Killer Caused Cancer

Tina Bellon 14/05/2019

The jury found Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup had been...

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As Part of WHO Rejig, Deputy DG Swaminathan Appointed Chief Scientist

The Wire Staff 07/03/2019

Swaminathan will no longer be second in command at...

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TB Survivors Challenge J&J Patent Application on Life-Saving Drug

Anoo Bhuyan 09/02/2019

One of the side effects of injectable drugs in...