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– According to Eurostat data, 16.3% of European Union adults were classified as obese in 2025. Additionally, 35.4% of adults fell into the pre-obese category. The combined total of these groups represented 51.7% of individuals aged 18 and above. These

– United Nations humanitarian leader Tom Fletcher has called on governments and donors to speed up their support for the Ebola efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The disease has expanded into six provinces and continues to place

– Russian researchers have created and evaluated a bioactive layer intended for titanium orthopedic devices. This material incorporates calcium phosphate derived from hydroxyapatite and features nitrogen compounds associated with nitric oxide production. In laboratory settings, human mesenchymal stem cells exhibited

– The European Commission has approved a total of €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian aid to combat cholera outbreaks in four African nations. The countries set to benefit from this assistance are Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad.

– Evidence suggests that an existing antihypertensive medication may slow the progression of vanishing white matter disease in pediatric patients. Researchers at Amsterdam UMC evaluated guanabenz in a cohort of 33 children diagnosed with this rare inherited neurological condition. These

– Health officials issued a warning on Friday, indicating that the rapidly expanding health crisis in Central Africa is moving at an unprecedented rate, based on assessments from global health authorities. The World Health Organization confirmed that Congo’s Ebola outbreak

– The health institute Sciensano has published Belgium’s inaugural comprehensive assessment of deaths linked to obesity, revealing that in 2022, 9,509 fatalities—representing 8.2 percent of the nation’s total mortality—were caused by an excessively high body mass index. With over one

– Health organizations across Europe are calling on the European Union to incorporate mandatory heat protection measures into climate policies. The Health and Environment Alliance, known as HEAL, advocates for specific, measurable EU objectives aimed at enhancing climate resilience and

– The American Heart Association has issued a scientific statement in Circulation affirming that most adults tolerate a daily caffeine intake of up to 400 milligrams well. This suggested maximum corresponds to five standard 8-ounce cups of caffeinated black coffee

Belgium recorded 1,747 more deaths than expected during the heatwave from June 18 through July 1, 2026. The increase represented 47.8% excess mortality across the country during the measured period. Sciensano released the updated figures after reviewing deaths through the