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Health
Health refers to physical and mental well-being in the broadest sense.
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12/04/2024
December 4, 2024
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Reports & Analysis
1 in 5 people have genital herpes says latest WHO report
1 in 5 people have genital herpes says latest WHO report
There is no cure yet for herpes infections, but scientists are developing a vaccine. When could it be available?
Climate change: Extreme heat a death threat to young people
Climate change: Extreme heat a death threat to young people
Some 75% of heat related deaths occur in people under 35, a Mexican study found. Global warming could make it worse.
Loneliness spreads in Germany
Loneliness spreads in Germany
Loneliness is increasingly becoming a problem among young people, and can have a serious impact on health.
Using solar power to boost health equity
Using solar power to boost health equity
Solar-powered clinics and fridges are helping to bring essential services to remote areas.
Congo's Disease X: Could it be malaria?
Congo's Disease X: Could it be malaria?
An undiagnosed 'Disease X' is spreading in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Can it be treated?
How online therapy became big business
How online therapy became big business
As more people struggle to access mental healthcare, tech companies are filling the void. But at what cost?
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In the spotlight
Female deminers drive Sri Lanka's postwar recovery
Fifteen years after Sri Lanka's brutal civil war, women are clearing land mines to rebuild their communities.
In Greece, a ferry full of doctors for remote islands
Greece has 226 inhabited islands but some have no doctors. In autumn, a ship filled with big city doctors heads to them.
Pakistan: Sex clinics exploit men's fear of impotence
Self-proclaimed doctors promising improved sex drive and a better love life are everywhere in Karachi.
How slowing Amazon's deforestation improved Brazil's health
Policies to disincentivize Amazon deforestation are credited with cutting hospitalizations and deaths by the thousands.
Germany begins major reform of its hospital sector
Germany is forging ahead with a plan to slash the number of hospitals and digitalize bureaucracy.
NATO holds its largest-ever artillery exercise in Europe
DW's Alexandra von Nahmen reports from a training area in Finland's far north, close to the border with Russia.
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