WHO Says No Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery for Obese Children Under 10

GENEVA, Oct. 15 -- Children under 10 who have obesity should not be given weight-loss drugs, surgery or devices, the World Health Organization said on October 7 in its first global guidelines on the c... Read More

Cholera Kills 86 in a Week in Congo as Ebola Toll Hits 4,381

KINSHASA, Oct. 15 -- Cholera killed 86 people in Congo in a single week, up from 62 the week before, while an Ebola outbreak that has now killed 4,381 runs alongside it. The World Health Organization... Read More

Yemen Cholera: Cases Triple in Three Weeks as War Displaces 200,000

ADEN, Oct. 14 -- At the diarrhoea treatment centre in Aden's AlSadaqah Hospital, a mother sits beside her child's bed. The centre is supported by the World Health Organization and the Saudi aid agency... Read More

Congo's Ebola Count Passes 9,000 as Its Minister Says Spread Is Localizing

KINSHASA, Oct. 14 -- Congo's health minister said earlier this month that the Ebola outbreak was "becoming increasingly localized," and on Tuesday the country's confirmed count passed 9,000, with 4,38... Read More

Congo Deploys an Unproven Vaccine as Ebola Claims 3,759 Lives

KINSHASA, Sept. 24 -- For the health worker who received the injection on Saturday in Bunia, in the fractured northeastern corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the substance entering the arm ca... Read More

Measles at Busch Stadium. The Person Who Had It Was Vaccinated.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23 -- Someone in Section 141 at Busch Stadium had measles on the night the Cardinals faced the Chicago White Sox. The game started at 6:15 in the evening on September 12. The infected... Read More

India Draws a Line on Self-Medication. The Kidneys Are the Reason.

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- India's drug regulator has warned against the indiscriminate use of painkillers and antibiotics, highlighting risks including kidney damage and antimicrobial resistance. patien... Read More

Fewer Teens Are Sad. Among Girls, Nearly Half Still Are.

ATLANTA, Sept. 23 -- For three years running, the question hung over pediatric clinics, school counselors, and emergency departments: whether what happened to American teenagers during the pandemic ha... Read More

Post-Pandemic Drinking Is Finally Down. Except Among Those in Their 50s.

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- LOS ANGELES - Among the patients Brian P. Lee sees each week at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles are men and women in their 50s who drink more now than they did before the pa... Read More

Pennsylvania Has Four Measles Dead. The Federal Count Still Reads Zero.

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has exposed a sharp conflict between state and federal public-health authorities. Four county coroners have attributed deaths to measles or measl... Read More

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