Some screen time can be healthy for children, study finds
Some screen time may be healthy for children, depending on the device and the activity, according to…
Study finds most patients unaware of genetic cholesterol risks
Most folks with genetics that put them at risk for high cholesterol and early heart disease aren't aware…
Experts identify eight distinct symptom paths for long COVID
Long COVID can follow one of eight different symptom paths, as patients suffer for months past their…
Doctors reveal troubling signs in early flu trends, warn of ‘unusually bad’ season
This year’s flu season is already raising alarms among public health officials and infectious disease experts. According to the BBC, the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS)…
Let Olympic Flame ‘shine as a beacon to human solidarity,’ UN says ahead of Pyeongchang Games
UN Photo/Evan Schneider The United Nations and the Olympic…
Despite decades-long effort, one-in-five children worldwide out of school – UN cultural agency
UNICEF/Mackenzie A young girl writes on a whiteboard…
To cultivate art and mind is also to cultivate peace, UNESCO chief says on World Poetry Day
UN Photo/Marco Dormino Children reading a panegyric during…
Nowruz promotes sense of fresh possibility, ‘a chance to renew our commitment to peace’ – UN chief
UNAMA/Fardin Waezi Afghans celebrate Nowruz – New Year –…
UNICEF envoy David Beckham sets sights on new goal: ending bullying in Indonesia’s schools
UNICEF/UN0188661/Modola UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David…
‘Bacteria pill’ could replace colonoscopy for gut diseases, makers say
Microspheres that sense gastrointestinal disease are suspended in solution (L), and then attracted to the…
Deadly overnight attack in Ukraine condemned by senior UN officials
© UNOCHA/Iryna Chernysh…
Olympic Truce: ‘Humanity can find common ground through sport’
© IOC/Francesco Scaccianoce The Milano Cortina Olympic…
In the Amazon, a school becomes a beacon of climate resilience
UN News/Felipe de Carvalho With flood- and…
Researchers find eating disorders have long-term health effects
Eating disorders can harm a person's physical and mental health in long-term ways that continue for years,…
Researchers find unexpected bacteria deposits in brain tumors
Unexpected deposits of bacteria have been found inside brain tumors, apparently affecting how the cancers…
HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ doubled Internet searches for lorazepam
Jason Isaacs and Parker Posey appear in HBO's "The White Lotus." A new study found Internet searches for…