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Obesity affected 16.3% of European Union adults in 2025, according to Eurostat data. Another 35.4% of adults fell within the pre-obese category. Together, those groups represented 51.7% of people aged 18 and older. The figures mean excess weight affected more

United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has urged governments and donors to accelerate support for the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outbreak has spread across six provinces and continues to strain health services. Fletcher told

Russian researchers have developed and tested a bioactive coating for titanium orthopaedic implants. The material uses calcium phosphate from hydroxyapatite and contains nitrogen compounds linked to nitric oxide formation. Laboratory tests showed higher survival of human mesenchymal stem cells on

The European Commission has approved €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian aid for cholera response efforts across four African countries. Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad will receive the assistance. The package will support treatment services, disease surveillance, safer

An existing blood pressure medicine has shown evidence of slowing vanishing white matter disease in children. Researchers at Amsterdam UMC tested guanabenz in 33 children with the rare inherited brain disorder. They compared the participants with 66 closely matched patients

Public health officials warned Friday that the expanding health emergency in Central Africa is accelerating at an unprecedented pace following official assessments delivered by global health leaders. Statements issued by the World Health Organization confirmed that Congo’s Ebola outbreak on

Public health institute Sciensano has published Belgium’s first comprehensive measurement of obesity-related mortality, attributing 9,509 deaths in 2022—or 8.2 percent of the country’s total deaths—to an excessively high body mass index. Equating to more than one death every hour, weight-related

European health groups are urging the European Union to make heat protection a binding part of climate policy. The Health and Environment Alliance, or HEAL, wants measurable EU targets for climate resilience and public health. It also supports mandatory heat-health

The American Heart Association has published a scientific statement in Circulation confirming that a daily intake of up to 400 milligrams of caffeine is well-tolerated by most adults. This recommended upper limit is equivalent to five standard 8-ounce cups of

Belgium recorded 1,747 more deaths than expected during the heatwave from June 18 through July 1, 2026. The increase represented 47.8% excess mortality across the country during the measured period. Sciensano released the updated figures after reviewing deaths through the