News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 28
What’s your poison? Alcohol linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer
- UN News
Alcoholic drinks, especially beer and spirits, may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new UN study has found.
Human Life Hinges on the Preservation of Biological Diversity
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (IPS) - Since 2000, the United Nations (UN) recognizes May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity, in hopes of promoting international cooperation and conversation surrounding biodiversity issues. Through the 2025 theme; Harmony With Nature and Sustainable Development, the UN seeks to increase public awareness around biodiversity loss and promote progress in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Public health champions honoured for work ‘beyond the call of normal duty’
- UN News
Some patients are easy to diagnose. They walk into a clinic and explain their symptoms. They can afford to pay for healthcare and access it seamlessly.
‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fibrosis affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable
- UN News
Five days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d’Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she developed obstetric fistula.
Malnutrition Plagues Children and Pregnant Women in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
MARJA DISTRICT, HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, May 20 (IPS) - Bibi Gul, a pregnant woman from Helmand’s Marja District, walked two hours to reach the nearest health center in search of treatment for her moderate malnutrition.
Explainer: How Germs Outsmart Antimicrobials and Why Its Making Us Sicker
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, May 20 2025 (IPS) - More people are dying from once treatable infections because the medicines we rely on are no longer working as they should. The culprit? A growing health threat called antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics
- UN News
After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the world’s first-ever international agreement to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics. The new accord marks a major step towards ensuring stronger global cooperation to protect lives and avoid the devastating consequences of future outbreaks.
‘Our Legal Challenge of the Funding Freeze Is Testing the Judiciary’s Ability to Check Executive Power’
- Inter Press Service
May 19 (IPS) - CIVICUS speaks with Eric Bjornlund, President and CEO of Democracy International, about the impacts of the US foreign aid freeze and the resulting legal challenges the Trump administration is facing. Democracy International is a global civil society organisation (CSO) that works for a more peaceful and democratic world.
Health Workers in Conflict Zones Experience an Epidemic of Violence
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, May 19 (IPS) - The international community must take action to uphold international humanitarian law, say healthcare and rights advocates, as attacks on healthcare in war zones reached a record high last year.
World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis
- UN News
The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to confront mounting health, climate, and financial challenges – and finalise a global treaty to head off the next pandemic.
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