TEHRAN, Jul 18 -The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.
TEHRAN, Jul 17 -With most people never far from their cellphones, new research on college students finds that "problematic" use is tied to a variety of mental health problems, as well as lower grades and more sexual partners.
TEHRAN, Jul 9 -Meals on Wheels might do more than deliver hot food to isolated seniors: New research suggests it can serve as an early warning system for declining health .
TEHRAN, Jun 27 -Honeybees and their pollination services are essential for crop production, but bee populations continue to decline all over the world.
TEHRAN, Jun 9 -Suicide rates among black children aged 5 to 11 in the United States have increased in the last 25 years, an alarming statistic that shocked members of the Congressional Black Caucus Task force Friday on Capitol Hill.
TEHRAN, May 30 - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has become seriously ill in a prison near the British capital London where he has been held since he was arrested inside the Ecuadorian embassy in early April, according to WikiLeaks and his lawyer.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Australia's opposition party officially launched its election campaign on Sunday, putting health care and climate change at the forefront of its bid for election within two weeks.
TEHRAN, Apr 29 - The 7th World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2019, kicked off on Monday in the southern Iranian Island of Kish, attended by top national and international medical experts, academics, professors, and health care professionals.
TEHRAN, Apr 12 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the protection of Palestinian paramedics and medical facilities in the Gaza Strip in the wake of mass protests along the fence separating the besieged coastal enclave and the Israeli-occupied territories.
TEHRAN, Apr 10 -A measles outbreak in Brooklyn, primarily among US Orthodox Jewish children, prompted New York City on Tuesday to declare a public health emergency, requiring unvaccinated people in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines.
TEHRAN, Mar 16 -A new study reveals that people in West Africa who contracted Ebola during the 2014-2016 outbreak continue to have health issues connected with the infection.
TEHRAN, Feb 17 -New research suggests middle-aged men who can do more than 40 push-ups at a time have a 96 percent reduced risk of heart attack, stroke and heart disease.
TEHRAN, December 25 - In 2018, researchers continued gaining ground on cancer and learning how Alzheimer's disease and other dementias work. They found new ways to make prosthetic limbs feel like real ones, and put into practice methods to reduce hospital-borne infection and attempt to push off antibiotic resistance.
TEHRAN, December 18 - The European Commission dismissed suggestions on Tuesday that the head of the EU executive, Jean-Claude Juncker, was in poor health after pictures were published that appeared to show him stumbling at a reception in Vienna.