World Health Organization

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from WHO, mostly due to the belief that the U.S. unfairly pays a significant proportion of WHO’s funding, especially relative to China.

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from WHO, complaining that the agency has unfairly demanded too much in funding.

The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation has announced its partnership with WHO on the organization’s SPECS 2030 initiative, a global effort to increase refractive error coverage by 40% by 2030.

The COVID-19 pandemic obliterated a decade of progress in global life expectancy, according to the 2024 World Health Statistics report.

The WHO has announced the launch of SPECS 2030, a global initiative to assist countries in attaining a 40% increase in the proportion of people with access to appropriate spectacles.

Adherence to physical activity guidelines throughout midlife was associated with greater health-related quality of life in women, even if adherence began later, a study showed.

The outbreak of H5N1 in cattle has grown to include 36 herds, but recent testing has found that pasteurized milk and beef products appear to be safe for consumption, according to the FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

WHO recently updated its definition of airborne transmission, expanding the list of pathogens that can be spread through the air.

Women who met WHO’s recommended weekly level of leisure-time physical activity were at a reduced risk for both noninjurious and injurious falls, a study showed.