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High blood pressure impacts one-third of adults, but most are not properly treated, WHO says

Routine dental work should be delayed until COVID-19 transmission falls, WHO advises

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WHO urges restrictions on alcohol sales during COVID-19 pandemic

Alcohol use during COVID-19 Shutdown

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson test positive for COVID-19 — and the internet has some thoughts

Penn suspends university-related travel to four countries as coronavirus spreads across the world

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On World AIDS Day, massive quilt memorializes victims

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display

More must be done to reduce suicide, World Health Organization says

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WHO updates medicine and diagnostic test recommendations for more than 150 countries

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World Health Organization removes transgender from mental health disorder list

transgender not mental health disorder

Saying another flu pandemic inevitable, WHO launches global strategy

Meghan Markle's pregnancy brings Zika virus back into spotlight

Extreme videogaming will soon be labeled a mental illness

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Here's why we're all going to get the flu

Penn State study wants to find if U.S.-native mosquitoes can transmit Zika

Philadelphia residents unlikely to contract Zika virus

Children's Health

Final report on global childhood obesity presented to WHO

Monsanto seeks retraction for report linking herbicide to cancer

Monsanto

Half a million babies die each year in unhygienic hospitals

Clinic Birth

WHO: 1.1 billion young people at risk of hearing loss

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Carrots sold at Trader Joe's, Wegmans recalled due to potential E. coli contamination

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Heavy drinking surged during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn't let up since

Crossing Fingers Superstition

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