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Obesity Canada’s new report exposes deep gaps in measurement, access, and coverage and calls on employers to stop treating the disease as a lifestyle choice While Canada’s understanding of obesity has advanced, its care systems haven’t. That’s the central finding of Obesity Canada’s State of Obesity Care in Canada report.

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HealthThe head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for promoting, providing and protecting health in the Eastern Mediterranean region, home to some of the world’s top humanitarian crises such as Sudan, Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking on Wednesday to health leaders and senior officials attending the WHO regional committee meeting underway in Cairo, Egypt. “Over the past year, Member States have continued to advance the health and wellbeing of their people, often under the most difficult circumstances,” he said in remarks on the annual report for the region, which spans 22 countries and territories.

2 days agoPress AssociationLiam was diagnosed with stage four bile duct cancer in April 2025A man who was diagnosed with cancer says his sperm donation one hour before he started chemotherapy led to the birth of his "miracle" daughter. Liam, 38, from Lincoln, was diagnosed with stage four bile duct cancer in April 2025. On the morning he started treatment he donated his sperm for IVF with his partner, Lois. Their daughter Birdie was born in July 2026. Liam said: "If I didn't have Lois and Birdie, I think cancer would control my life. It would dictate what I do hour by hour, minute by minute and I'd constantly be thinking about it. But I've got so many happy distractions in my life that I can take control back. "Liam, who is a former supermarket area manager, started dating Lois in December 2024. In March 2025, he said he was "the fittest" he had ever been when he started experiencing flu-like symptoms. Three days later, he said he noticed a "slight yellow tinge" to his eyeballs and skin, so went to Lincoln County Hospital. Press AssociationBirdie was born in July 2026 A CT scan revealed a stricture in his bile duct.

Guinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on Tuesday. The study, which would not investigate the safety or effectiveness of vaccines but would instead track “nonspecific” health outcomes like overall mortality or neurodevelopmental conditions, has been championed by Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime anti-vaccine activist. Members of a Danish research ethics committee were informed that officials in Guinea-Bissau had approved an updated design of the study, which influenced some committee members’ votes to proceed with the trial last week. But the health ministry never agreed to or authorized the trial, said Quinhin Nantote in Portuguese at a press briefing, where he referred to the study as “tests”. “The ministry did not authorize the tests under the terms presented in the publications currently in circulation,” the health minister said. He said officials in Guinea-Bissau were “surprised” to see media reports that the country had given approval to the study.

Humans are living longer than ever before. By 2050, scientists predict that nearly half a billion people could be older than 80. The rise in human life expectancy is partly due to improvements in nutrition, but which food choices lead to the longest and healthiest outcomes in older age? Scientists are still trying to figure that out. In younger cohorts, some particular diets are associated with years of added life, especially those focused on whole, plant-based foods and healthy fats. But meat choices are more controversial, and they typically come with a catch. A study from China has now added another wrinkle to the research. Among more than 5,000 people aged 80 and over, researchers found that female meat eaters were more likely to reach age 100 than female vegetarians. There was no significant association between longevity and vegetarianism among males when the researchers analyzed the data by sex. Before you go sending this article to every female vegetarian you know, you should stay for the nuance. It was only vegetarian participants deemed underweight who were less likely to live to 100 than meat eaters.

HomeOverview The Sustainable Development GoalsMonitoring and Progress – HLPFFinancing for DevelopmentSustainable Development Goals Report 2026Decade of ActionThe 17 Goals 1-6Goal 1: No PovertyGoal 2: Zero HungerGoal 3: Good Health and Well-beingGoal 4: Quality EducationGoal 5: Gender equalityGoal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation7-12Goal 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyGoal 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGoal 10: Reduced InequalitiesGoal 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGoal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production13-17Goal 13: Climate ActionGoal 14: Life Below WaterGoal 15: Life on LandGoal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsGoal 17: Partnerships for the GoalsGet Involved ActNow for the SDGsClimate Action SuperheroesActNow appThe Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the WorldThe Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving WaterSDG Book ClubSDG Book Club | ArchiveYouthPartnerships About PartnershipsSDG Media CompactSDG Media ZoneSDG Publishers CompactSDG AdvocatesFootball For The GoalsSDG Circle of SupportersNews and Events Goal of the MonthGoal of the Month | ArchivePress materialsSDG Editorial CalendarNewsFeatured NewsVideosResources

HomeOverview The Sustainable Development GoalsMonitoring and Progress – HLPFFinancing for DevelopmentSustainable Development Goals Report 2026Decade of ActionThe 17 Goals 1-6Goal 1: No PovertyGoal 2: Zero HungerGoal 3: Good Health and Well-beingGoal 4: Quality EducationGoal 5: Gender equalityGoal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation7-12Goal 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyGoal 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGoal 10: Reduced InequalitiesGoal 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGoal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production13-17Goal 13: Climate ActionGoal 14: Life Below WaterGoal 15: Life on LandGoal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsGoal 17: Partnerships for the GoalsGet Involved ActNow for the SDGsClimate Action SuperheroesActNow appThe Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the WorldThe Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving WaterSDG Book ClubSDG Book Club | ArchiveYouthPartnerships About PartnershipsSDG Media CompactSDG Media ZoneSDG Publishers CompactSDG AdvocatesFootball For The GoalsSDG Circle of SupportersNews and Events Goal of the MonthGoal of the Month | ArchivePress materialsSDG Editorial CalendarNewsFeatured NewsVideosResources

The Department of Health(DH) urged on Wednesday the public to maintain hygiene, as cases of the local hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) increased recentlyThe Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the DH will issue letters to schools today, updating them on the latest situation regarding HFMD. Schools and institutions are required to report any outbreak to the CHP immediately. The CHP's latest surveillance data recorded eight outbreaks in institutions and schools, affecting 27 persons, per week in mid-September. The number of HFMD outbreaks increased gradually to 12 outbreaks, 11 outbreaks, and 20 outbreaks per week in the past three weeks. From this Sunday to Tuesday, nine outbreaks affecting 24 persons have been reported. Ninety percent of the outbreaks occurred in Child Care Centers, Kindergartens and primary schools. HFMD is a common disease in children caused by enteroviruses (EVs) such as Coxsackie virus and EV71. HFMD occurs throughout the year in Hong Kong, with the usual peak occurring from May to July and October to December. It usually causes mild symptoms, fever, poor appetite, fatigue, and sore throat, followed by painful mouth sores that may ulcerate.

Dr. Jesse Kancir will be Nova Scotia’s next Chief Medical Officer of Health, beginning in January. Dr. Kancir is currently Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health. Dr. Robert Strang, the current Chief Medical Officer of Health, will retire in early January after 27 years in Nova Scotia’s healthcare system. Dr. Strang announced his retirement in June.

Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 12:30 –13:45 (CEST)BackgroundAvian influenza A(H9N2) viruses continue to circulate widely in birds and have caused sporadic human infections, highlighting the ongoing risk of influenza viruses emerging at the animal-human interface. Addressing these risks requires timely risk assessment, coordinated One Health action, across human, animal and environmental health sectors, and sustained preparedness for pandemics through GISRS and its partners. Held shortly after the WHO biannual consultation on influenza vaccine composition, including the review of candidate vaccine viruses for pandemic preparedness, this webinar will provide the latest updates on A(H9N2) epidemiology, virus characterization, animal and environmental surveillance, and global risk assessment. By bringing together experts from human, animal, and environmental health sectors, the webinar will promote a shared understanding of current risks and strengthen coordinated preparedness for future zoonotic and pandemic influenza threats.

For decades, researchers have invested billions of dollars in Alzheimer's treatments designed to target amyloid beta, a peptide that forms harmful deposits in the brain. But a biochemist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, believes scientists may have overlooked another potential contributor to the disease: a smaller, closely related peptide that was long considered harmless. In a new commentary published in ChemBioChem, UC Santa Cruz professor Jevgenij Raskatov highlights research suggesting that this lesser-known peptide, called P3, can form microscopic clumps and threadlike structures known as fibrils. Evidence also suggests that P3 may interact with amyloid beta (Aβ), potentially influencing how it accumulates in the brain and how toxic it becomes. These findings raise the possibility that P3 contributes to the nerve cell damage associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers have found the first evidence for a previously unsuspected cause of pediatric cancer. They showed that children with such cancers were more likely than their healthy peers to produce ‘auto-antibodies’ targeting six proteins necessary for normal DNA repair. Likewise, they showed that young adults with cancer had greater amounts of these circulating antibodies already years before diagnosis. Tests confirmed that such antibodies can enter the cell during division, where they seem to locate to the TIGER domain implicated in translation and bind their antigens there. The latter result immediately suggests a likely mechanism for the etiology of cancer through the immobilization of DNA repair proteins. A team of scientists in Norway has found evidence for a new, previously unknown mechanism for the development of cancer in children: they seem to produce an unusual amount of aberrant antibodies against the building blocks that make up the DNA repair machinery, a diverse set of hundreds of proteins which identify and correct damage or errors in the genome.

Data availabilityBulk WES, RNA-seq, WGS and TCR-seq, and single-cell RNA and single-cell TCR-seq data are deposited and available on dbGaP under accession code phs004380.v1. Source data are provided with this paper. Code availabilityAll code used in the processing and analysis of bulk TCR-seq data is available on GitHub at https://github.com/jeremymsimon/. Other code using established tools will be made available within 30 days upon request to the corresponding authors. ReferencesZhang, L. et al. Intratumoral T cells, recurrence, and survival in epithelial ovarian cancer. N. Engl. J. Med. 348, 203–213 (2003). Article Sato, E. et al. Intraepithelial CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and a high CD8+/regulatory T cell ratio are associated with favorable prognosis in ovarian cancer. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 102, 18538–18543 (2005). Article

Credit: FatCamera / Getty Images Children who develop cancer produce an unusually high number of antibodies that attack DNA repair machinery, new research suggests. The findings, published in Frontiers in Immunology, could help lead to early screening that prevents cancer from developing later on, during adolescence. The pathogenic, penetrating autoantibodies, which can cross over into cells, predominantly targeted six proteins involved in DNA repair. They may represent a previously unrecognized mechanism through which people are predisposed to cancer at a young age.