The World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time has reached a consensus on the definition of airborne disease ...
The World Health Organization has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like COVID ...
After the confusion of 2020, WHO has finally changed its definition of how diseases can spread through the air. But what is the new definition—and what needs to happen next? Mun-Keat Looi reports In ...
A committee advising the CDC appears poised to brush aside the updated science when it comes to its pending guidance on health care facilities. The World Health Organization now confirms that many ...
Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a report ...
The World Health Organization has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like covid-19, influenza, and measles. Motivated by grave missteps in the pandemic, ...
World Health Organization member states have spent the last two years drafting an international accord on pandemic prevention ...
WHO has proposed new terminology for “pathogens that transmit through the air”.1 The stated rationale is that “[d]uring the pandemic, the terms ‘airborne’, ‘airborne transmission’, ‘droplets’ and ...
A landmark report has settled a debate that has rattled on for years between scientists - and suggests all that hand washing ...
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle for the first time in the United States in March 2024, ...
Asbestos, once hailed as a miracle material for its fire-resistant properties, has left a dark legacy of health hazards in its wake. Prolonged exposure to asbestos fibers can lead to debilitating ...