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All medicines have potential side effects. Usually, side effects are more bothersome than serious –– though a few are dangerous. If you experience a side effect, what are your options? 11/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

Washington, DC, November 15, 2024 (PAHO)- The Northern Huetar Region of Costa Rica was today awarded with the 2024 Malaria Champions prize, an initiative that recognizes evidence-based efforts in malaria control and elimination in the Americas.The announcement was made during an event organized by PAHO as part of Malaria Day in the Americas.… 11/20/2024 11:23:48 PM

The first-ever Investment Round of the World Health Organization (WHO) reached a culminating moment during the G20 Leaders' Summit today in Rio de Janeiro, chaired by the President of Brazil, H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Heads of state and government at the G20 voiced strong support for a sustainably funded WHO, additional financial pledges were announced, and incoming G20 Chair South Africa pledged to maintain a focus in 2025 on sustainably financing the Organization.  11/20/2024 11:24:10 AM

Havana, November 13, 2024 (PAHO) - In partnership with other United Nations agencies, funds, and programs, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has actively joined the response and recovery efforts in Guantánamo, Cuba, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Oscar.Two of four flights funded by the European Commission's… 11/20/2024 12:23:45 AM

19 November 2024 Overview:The Regional Organizations of the Americas – the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - congratulate Brazil's government on a very… 11/20/2024 12:23:45 AM

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for the LC16m8 mpox vaccine, making it the second mpox vaccine to be supported by WHO following the Director-General’s declaration of an mpox public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 14 August 2024. 11/20/2024 12:23:43 AM

The 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 25–30 November. The plenary sessions will be webcast in all six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).   11/19/2024 6:24:05 PM

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As people get older, the complex system that helps them maintain balance does not work as effectively, increasing the risk of a fall. A study found that specific exercises can improve balance in older adults. 3/28/2023 12:00:00 AM

As world leaders arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20 Summit this weekend, the city’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue will be illuminated in the colour teal. The Brazilian advocates behind this effort are among many around the globe joining the World Health Organization (WHO) to mobilize efforts on a worldwide “Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination.” Other countries are marking the day with campaigns to provide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and screening, launching new health policies to align with the world’s first-ever effort to eliminate a cancer, and raising awareness in communities. 11/17/2024 7:23:44 PM

In the Americas, the number of people with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1990.Geneva/Washington D.C., 14 November 2024 (PAHO/WHO) -  The number of adults living with diabetes worldwide has surpassed 800 million, more than quadrupling since 1990, according to new data released in The Lancet on World Diabetes Day. The analysis… 11/15/2024 4:23:19 AM

14 November 2024 | Geneva / Washington, D.C. (PAHO/WHO)– While global measles cases surged to an estimated 10.3 million in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year, the Americas region has successfully regained its status as free of endemic measles, with Brazil recently re-verified as having eliminated the disease.Globally, inadequate… 11/15/2024 4:23:19 AM

Washington D.C. 14 November 2024 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, today convened Ministers of Health and other high-level health authorities for a panel discussion to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Pan American Sanitary Code.The Pan American Sanitary Code, which was adopted by countries of… 11/15/2024 4:23:19 AM

Abnormal results on a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening test for cancer are typically followed by a systematic biopsy. But systematic biopsies can be problematic, and researchers are seeking alternatives. A large European study provides encouraging evidence favoring a different approach that uses MRI instead of biopsy. 11/8/2024 12:00:00 AM

Approximately three million Americans have an inflammatory bowel disease. Current therapies for IBD suppress the immune system to reduce inflammation, but some preliminary studies have investigated whether probiotics are beneficial for people with IBD. 11/13/2024 12:00:00 AM

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