Following the death of a researcher in Russia and allegations of pneumonic plague, the World Health Organization estimates that the risk to the general population is low. Experts explain how pneumonic plague is transmitted and how dangerous it is
Some cases early in the Ebola epidemic in Africa were mistakenly attributed to malaria and typhus
Europe will be hit by more deadly heat waves in the coming weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, noting that less than half of European countries have national plans to protect their populations from extreme heat.
"This is not covid, nor the flu. The method of transmission of hantavirus is completely different and requires close, intimate contact," explained World Health Organization epidemiologist Maria van Kerkhove
Now the question is whether a robot can create a human using a sperm and an egg cell. You guessed the answer. It can
As Serbia counts the seventh femicide since the beginning of 2025, the activist group "Zene ze promene" is organizing a protest on Thursday (April 24), at Freedom Square in Novi Sad, from 18 p.m.
Donald Trump, the new US president, has just taken office and has already issued a number of orders on future US policy. Among them is the decision to leave the World Health Organization
The spread of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China has alarmed people on social media, but experts say the risk of another Covid-19-like pandemic is low
Without safe toilets, untreated human faeces spread into the environment and release deadly diseases such as cholera
On the IQAir website, the air quality index in Belgrade is 124, and there is a lot of pollution in other cities in Serbia
Belgrade is again on the list of the most polluted capital cities in the world, since the concentration of harmful PM 2,5 particles in the air reached a level that is 17,3 times higher than the recommended average annual value
Although an increase in new cases of polio has been recorded in 2023, the World Health Organization believes that by 2029 it will completely eradicate the disease, which currently threatens only Afghanistan and Pakistan
Loneliness is officially a global health threat according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and experts warn that its impact on mortality is equivalent to smoking 15 cigars a day. Therefore, addressing social connectedness has become an urgent public health issue, alongside the fight against tobacco use, obesity and addiction.
The World Health Organization said that the tobacco industry's products have become accessible to young people through the sale of disposable cigarettes and e-cigarettes, which often lack health warnings.
The World Health Organization and immunologists agree that the reluctance of a number of people comes from ignorance of the topic of vaccination itself. Therefore, as they point out, it is important to convey to them the right information and results based on science and evidence
Air pollution causes over 1.200 premature deaths per year among children and young people in Europe and significantly increases the risk of chronic diseases later in life. The biggest pollution is in the Balkans, in North Macedonia and Turkey
About 170 cases of unknown hepatitis in 16 countries in the world, mostly in Europe, were reported by the World Health Organization. The disease has also been registered in neighboring Romania. Infectologist Dragan Delić believes that due to this information, there is no reason for special measures for now, and the virus should not be considered unknown until those that are known are excluded.
In the covid clinic of the student polyclinic, there is a state of emergency - there are twenty people crowded in the corridor of about fifteen square meters, which is also the entrance and the waiting room. The New Year holidays have arrived
