DHAKA: Health authorities in Bangladesh have confirmed a fatal case of Nipah virus infection, prompting intensified surveillance and contact tracing measures to contain potent...

LONDON: A major multinational research initiative has reported sustained and troubling increases in depression and anxiety disorders among adolescents worldwide, years after t...

GENEVA: Negotiations on the proposed global pandemic accord have entered a decisive phase at the World Health Organization headquarters, where member states are attempting to...

GENEVA: In a significant development for the global fight against polio, World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified an additional formulation of the novel oral polioviru...

NEW YORK: Despite decades of progress, a quarter of the world’s population — 2.1 billion people — still lack access to safe drinking water, according to a ne...

New York: The CMS identified high improper payments for urological supplies, which include intermittent urinary catheters (catheters). Because of the ongoing risk of impr...

California: A California woman was sentenced to nine years in prison for her role in fraudulently submitting claims to governmental and private insurance programs during the C...

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first...

New York: Pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer), on behalf of its wholly-owned subsidiary Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (Biohaven), has agreed to pay $59,...

BOSTON – A Westford woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a home health care fraud scheme. Faith Newton, 56, was sentenced by U.S....