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Older discharged COVID patients at twice the risk of death as older flu patients, study finds
Patients with COVID-19 also saw a sixfold higher rate of in-hospital deaths.
Read more.US COVID markers up slightly again
Reported COVID deaths ticked upward for the first time in several weeks, though levels are still very low.
Read more.No evidence athletes at risk for cardiac arrest after COVID vaccinations
A literature review finds that athletes engaged in intensive activity are not at increased risk for heart complications following vaccination.
Read more.WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine to explore evidence base, opportunities to accelerate health for all
The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 August 2023 in Gandhinagar,
Read more.Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director and WHO Director-General on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. Yet even greater progress
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