By: The Trek News Desk In a landmark move, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially recommended the use of GLP-1–based medications for long-term obesity management in adults. The guidance signals a major shift in how the global health body categorises obesity, no longer as a simple “lifestyle issue,” but as a complex, preventable, and…
By: The Trek News Desk In a landmark move, the Maldives has become the first country in the world to implement a generational smoking ban, making it illegal for anyone born after January 1, 2007, to buy, sell, or smoke tobacco. The ban officially took effect on Saturday, marking what the country’s Ministry of Health…
By: The Trek News Desk In a grave development, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a medical alert regarding three contaminated cough syrups manufactured in India that are suspected of causing the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh. This warning marks the fifth such alert from the WHO about Indian-made syrups since 2022, drawing…
By: The Trek News Desk G. Ranganathan, the 75-year-old owner of a pharmaceutical company, was arrested early Thursday morning at his apartment in Kodambakkam, Chennai. The arrest follows a growing investigation into the deaths of several children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan who allegedly consumed a contaminated batch of Coldrif cough syrup manufactured by his…
By: The Trek News Desk According to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), while over 100 countries have made unprecedented efforts to improve the availability of basic services in healthcare facilities, billions of people still rely on healthcare settings that are not equipped with…
