According to the World Health Organisation, roughly 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes each year, resulting in between 83,000-138,000 deaths.

A Winnipeg biotech company has developed a cocktail of viruses that kill E. coli and salmonella in chickens. Also known as phages, it's believed the cocktail could be used to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria that infect people.

WHO in Gaza says the situation at hospitals is “dire” as facilities are overwhelmed and so many have closed completely.

The World Health Organization has warned that all E-cigarettes should be treated like tobacco and all flavored vapes should be banned.

WHO executive board unanimously voted in favour of a resolution calling for “immediate and unimpeded” healthcare aid for Gaza.

The COP28 climate conference in Dubai held its first ‘Health Day’ to focus on the health threats posed by climate change. Some experts are pushing for more resources and funding to study how climate change affects the human body.

Thick, toxic smog that's 100 times more intense than what's deemed safe by the World Health Organization has blanketed Delhi. Experts say staying outside is like stepping into a gas chamber while Cricket World Cup players are practising...

Hospitals in Gaza are facing critically low levels of medical supplies and other basics, including food, water and fuel, a World Health Organization doctor said Tuesday.

Hospitals in Gaza are seeing 'horrific' scenes as they face critically low levels of medical supplies and other basics, including food, water and fuel, a World Health Organization doctor said Tuesday.

Warning: this video contains graphic details | On what was already one of the deadliest days of the Israel-Hamas war, hundreds are believed dead after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City. The apparent attack is causing condemnation...

Warning: this video contains graphic details | On what was already one of the deadliest days of the Israel-Hamas war, hundreds are believed dead after an airstrike at a hospital in Gaza City. The attack is causing condemnation worldwide,...

Asking health workers to move severely ill people out of northern Gaza is 'beyond cruel' and amounts to a 'death sentence,' says WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic.

Record-high temperatures continue to bake southern Europe as Italian medical services face a crush of heat-related emergencies from patients old and young.

The World Health Organization has officially designated the common artificial sweetener aspartame a 'potential carcinogen.' But while there's data pointing to a possible health hazard, there isn't enough evidence to understand how big...

The World Health Organization moved to classify aspartame, the artificial sweetener in diet soda, as a possible carcinogen.

The World Health Organization has declared aspartame a potential carcinogen, indicating more research is needed to understand the health impacts. CBC’s Anya Zoledziowski looks at what’s in the artificial sweetener and how it became so...

Sources say the World Health Organization is ready to list one of the world’s most widely used artificial sweeteners as ‘potentially carcinogenic to humans.’ Aspartame is found in thousands of commercial products, from soft drinks to...

Researchers hope to use the data to design solutions such as cooling clothes or backpack exoskeletons for cooling support.

Air quality expert Linsey Marr and respirologist and lung transplant specialist Dr. Chung-Wai Chow explain what’s in the smoke floating over skies in Canada and the U.S. and share how best to protect our health.

Health and environmental campaigners are calling for a European ban on cigarette filters, saying it would fight pollution and discourage people from smoking.

Health and environmental campaigners are calling for a European ban on cigarette filters, saying it would fight pollution and discourage people from smoking.

World Health Organization Declares End of COVID-19 Pandemic

The World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 is no longer a 'global health emergency' but with strained health systems and continued elevated deaths, the virus remains a concern.

U.N. officials said Tuesday that one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an “extremely dangerous” development.