National Doctors' Day is observed on July 1 in India to honour medical professionals and commemorate the birth and death ...

Renowned pulmonologist Randeep Guleria warns of air pollution crisis in Hyderabad, urging 'One Health' approach for public health.

Negotiations are ongoing in New York to agree the latest UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and ...

Digital health interventions (DHIs) show promise for the treatment of mental health disorders. However, existing ...

For years, scientists have believed that inflammation inevitably increases with age, quietly fuelling diseases like heart ...

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Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when toxins in the oceans make landfall they imperil the health and well-being of more than 3 billion people, according to a new report by an ...

The World Bank's Prospects Group conducts in-depth analysis of key global macroeconomic developments and their impact on World Bank member countries. The Prospects Group leads the World Bank’s ...

Full Report and Executive Summary Global growth is forecast at 3.0 percent for 2019, its lowest level since 2008–09 and a 0.3 percentage point downgrade from the April 2019 World Economic Outlook.