Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn
“What doctors and medical staff are telling us is more and more they are seeing the effects of starvation; they’re seeing newborn babies simply dying because they (are) too low…
Microplastics in Clogged Arteries Raise Risk of Death, Research
Rome: A new study has revealed that the presence of microplastics in clogged arteries increases the risk of heart disease and death. According to media reports, a study conducted by…
Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’
“The official records yesterday or this morning said there was a tenth child officially registered in a hospital as having starved to death,” said UN health agency spokesperson Christian Lindmeier.…
Gaza has become a ‘death zone’, warns UN health chief
“Gaza has become a death zone,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General told correspondents at a press briefing in Geneva. “Much of the territory has been destroyed. More than 29,000 people…
Women who drink alcohol have higher risk of death, study
Los Angeles: Women who drink alcohol have a higher risk of fatty liver disease and death from it than men, a new study has found. According to media reports, alcoholic…
Russia: UN human rights office ‘appalled’ at death of Navalny in prison
Mr. Navalny, 47, had lost consciousness and could not be revived, according to media reports. “If someone dies in the custody of the State, the presumption is that the State…
After Navalny death, independent expert on rights in Russia asks ‘who is next?’
Speaking exclusively to UN News, she said her office had raised repeated concerns over the past months, among them, over Mr. Navalny’s deteriorating health. Arrested in 2021, the 47-year-old anti-corruption…
World News in Brief: Rafah escalation fears, Gaza war’s unprecedented death rate, Pakistan terrorist attacks condemned
More than half of Gaza’s population of over two million is now crammed into the city, which is located on the border with Egypt and originally home to some 250,000…
Gazans ‘stalked by hunger, disease and death’ warns UN’s top aid official
“As the war in Gaza encroaches further into Rafah, I am extremely concerned about the safety and well-being of families which have endured the unthinkable in search of safety,” Mr.…
Loneliness is the biggest factor in the death of obese people
New Orleans: A recent study found that social distancing or feelings of isolation are the leading cause of all-cause mortality in people with stroke. According to media reports, a study…