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The global cost of a healthy diet has increased 25% over the past five years, exceeding the extreme poverty line — living on less than $3.00 (€2,62) a day — the United Nations warned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As a result, 2.69 billion people, almost one in every three people in the world, still cannot afford a healthy diet,” said Máximo Torero Cullen, chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the United Nations, speaking to reporters ahead of the launch of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report on 21 July. He added that the…

Monitor ranks Toronto as having the worst air quality on earth, surpassing Kinshasa, DR Congo, and New Delhi, India.Published On 16 Jul 202616 Jul 2026Toronto’s air quality has ranked the worst among all major cities in the world as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario blankets the skies and spreads into the northeastern United States, triggering multiple health warnings and evacuations.Wildfires continued burning through sparsely populated areas hundreds of miles from Toronto, Canada’s largest city, on Wednesday, sending smoke over a wide area, although cities in the area are not being threatened.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listEnvironment Canada…

Geneva, 16 July 2026 (PAHO) – The World Health Organization (WHO) today released updated guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, providing countries with evidence-based recommendations to help prevent or delay the onset of dementia across the life course.Dementia is a condition caused by brain diseases and affects memory, thinking and the ability to function. More than 57 million people live with dementia worldwide and nearly 10 million people get newly diagnosed every year. Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia and is estimated to account for 60–70% of cases.While there is no cure for…

Uganda halts school trips after bus crashes returning from waterfall field trip; at least a dozen also injured.By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 17 Jul 202617 Jul 2026‌Twenty schoolchildren have been killed after the bus carrying them ⁠crashed ⁠on the way back from an educational field trip in eastern Uganda, authorities said.Uganda suspended school outings on Friday after the crash, which also killed one adult on Thursday night.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThree other adults and more than a dozen children were also injured, officials said.The bus belonging to the King David Junior School was returning to…

A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell is being investigated as a possible source for a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, a source familiar with the investigation told CBS News on Thursday.The source said a traceback investigation by the Food and Drug Administration identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico, Taylor Farms, that was used by Taco Bell locations in five states where people who contracted cyclosporiasis ate. The FDA is investigating, the source said. Taylor Farms, based in Salinas, California, is a supplier to several major restaurant chains across the U.S. “Based on ongoing conversations…

Skimping on sleep leads to weight gain at the rate of one pound (453 grams) in six weeks, a small study suggests.Experts from Columbia University in New York found that shortening the amount of sleep by 80 minutes nightly led to one pound on average weight gain, and people were more likely to spend time sitting down and being sedentary.“Our study shows that getting adequate sleep may help reduce the risk of weight gain and obesity-related conditions like heart disease and diabetes,” says study leader Marie-Pierre St-Onge, a professor of nutritional medicine in both Columbia’s department of medicine and its…

United States health officials are investigating a growing cyclospora outbreak after infections surged across the country this year.Since May 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 1,645 domestically acquired cases and is reviewing more than 5,100 additional reports to determine whether they are also linked to the outbreak.The agency expects the number of infections to continue rising through August. While the illness is rarely life-threatening, it can cause prolonged gastrointestinal symptoms and is usually treated with antibiotics. Here is what we know about the virus and the outbreak:What is cyclospora?Cyclospora is a tiny parasite that can only be…

Iran has accused the United States of committing a “cowardly war crime” by striking near a children’s cancer hospital and compared its actions to Israel’s targeting of healthcare facilities in Gaza.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a post on X on Thursday that the US carried out a “barbaric” attack and 211 patients “undergoing chemotherapy” were evacuated from Shahid Baghaei Specialised Hospital in the southwestern city of Ahvaz.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA doctor at the treatment centre told reporters the blast was “intense” and “so close” that they thought the hospital had been hit.“This barbaric…

The FDA has approved a new daily cholesterol pill that works differently from popular statins and may deliver better results for some people. Dr. Corey Bradley, a cardiologist at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, joins “CBS Evening News” to discuss. Source Link

Uganda ⁠discharges last-remaining patient, as WHO says Ebola has ‘expanded faster than any previous outbreak’ in DRC.Published On 16 Jul 202616 Jul 2026The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Ebola is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than in any previous outbreak.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in the DRC in 2018-2020 “took more than 10 months to reach 2,000 confirmed cases”. But this time, it took only two months for there to be over 2,000 confirmed cases.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“It is now the third-largest…