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– In 2025, Eurostat reports that European Union adults experienced a 16.3% obesity prevalence. An additional 35.4% of adults were classified as pre-obese, together accounting for 51.7% of the population aged 18 and older. These figures indicate that more than

– United Nations humanitarian leader Tom Fletcher has called on governments and donors to speed up their support for the Ebola response effort in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The epidemic has impacted six provinces and continues to place

– Russian researchers have engineered and evaluated a bioactive layer for titanium orthopedic devices. The innovative material incorporates calcium phosphate derived from hydroxyapatite and includes nitrogen compounds associated with nitric oxide generation. In laboratory experiments, human mesenchymal stem cells demonstrated

– The European Commission has approved an emergency humanitarian contribution of €2.3 million aimed at combating cholera across four African nations. Assistance will be directed to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad, focusing on treatment services, disease monitoring,

– An existing blood pressure medicine has shown evidence of slowing vanishing white matter disease in children. Researchers at Amsterdam UMC tested guanabenz in 33 children with the rare inherited brain disorder. They compared the participants with 66 closely matched

– Global health officials issued a warning on Friday about the rapidly worsening health crisis in Central Africa, emphasizing that the situation is escalating at an unprecedented rate based on assessments from leading international health organizations. The World Health Organization

– Sciensano, Belgium’s public health institute, has released the nation’s inaugural detailed report on mortality related to obesity. The analysis attributes 9,509 deaths in 2022—comprising 8.2 percent of all deaths—to having an excessively high body mass index. This figure translates

– Leading health organizations in Europe are advocating for the European Union to incorporate mandatory heat protection measures into its climate policies. The Health and Environment Alliance, known as HEAL, emphasizes the need for concrete EU objectives aimed at enhancing

– The American Heart Association has published a scientific statement in Circulation confirming that a daily intake of up to 400 milligrams of caffeine is well-tolerated by most adults. This recommended upper limit is equivalent to five standard 8-ounce cups

Belgium recorded 1,747 more deaths than expected during the heatwave from June 18 through July 1, 2026. The increase represented 47.8% excess mortality across the country during the measured period. Sciensano released the updated figures after reviewing deaths through the