The team pooled data from 287 population-based studies involving more than six million adults across 119 countries. | World News ...

Researchers note that excess weight has been rising for 40–45 years, elevating the risk of cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological diseases.

The 4-year commitment spans vaccines, disease forecasting, K-12 tutoring, and economic mobility programs in the U.S. and ...

World Bank's chief economist Indermit Gill will retire at the end of August, the bank's president Ajay Banga told staff in a memo seen by Investing.com on Thursday.

World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill will retire at the end of August, the multilateral development bank's president, Ajay Banga, told staff in ​a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. Banga lauded ...

A higher overall intrinsic capacity among older adults in India, especially better cognition, good nutrition, and better ...

A major study on global obesity trends, published Wednesday in Nature, reveals diverging trajectories depending on a ...

Researchers from China have warned that global skin cancer cases could rise sharply by 2050 due to increasing UV exposure, ...

Irish study of 174 countries finds that the real-world impact of innovative treatments will depend on whether they are priced ...

Eli Lilly has made a six-year, $50 million commitment to UNICEF USA to support efforts to improve the prevention, detection ...

Black middle class expands over 30 years of democracy While reflecting on the gains and challenges of South Africa’s democratic journey, Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has welcomed ...

Rising oil prices linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict are keeping US inflation stubbornly high. TD Asset Management’s Hafiz Noordin explains why meaningful rate relief may be delayed.