“Drinking alcohol increases the risk of falls and other injuries and can lead to dependency – and the poor health that typically comes with it,” lead researcher Antonia Díaz-Valdés, an assistant professor with Universidad Mayor in Santiago, Chile, said in a news release.

The FDA proposes mandatory front-of-package nutrition labels to aid consumers in making healthier choices amidst a chronic disease crisis. This initiative, part of a broader government strategy, targets nutrient transparency in packaged foods.

Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

The U.S. withdrawal from WHO has seismic implications on issues like prevention of future pandemics, and the stakes are especially high for Canada.

An investigation by the World Bank and Chile’s Health Ministry confirmed large discrepancies between the public and private health sectors. “People have realized that you have to train many ...

"The bottom line is that withdrawing from the WHO makes Americans and the world less safe," says Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of the nonprofit health organization Resolve to Save Lives and former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, in a significant move that drew criticism from public health experts on his first day back in ...

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization for a second time, the White House announced late Monday. The day-one executive order fulfills Trump ...

Google the most violent region of the world and Latin America will come up. Violence in the region takes many forms and starts young. Data from UNICEF shows nearly two in three children aged 1–14 years in Latin America and the Caribbean face violent discipline at home.

When Trump’s move to leave WHO takes effect in a year, it may gut funding for global public health and limit U.S. access to crucial data, experts warn.

"Interest in the role of the NP has increased dramatically in the five years I’ve been going to Chile. It’s a perfect time to introduce [nurse practitioners] into both the public and private health care ... of the National Organization of Nurse ...