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12:36 04/02/2025Armenia sees rise in cancer incidence, mortality ratesWorld Cancer Day is observed annually on 4 February to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.
11:08 29/01/2025Trump signs order to defund gender transitions for minorsPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to end federal support for medical procedures aimed at altering sex or gender that involve surgical interventions or the use of puberty...
13:36 23/01/2025Newly opened hospital in Armenian town 'flooded'The newly opened Martuni Medical Center in Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province has been literally flooded, Photos and videos shared on Facebook by Anush Poghosyan, founder and president of the Right to...
15:45 21/01/2025Trump orders US to leave WHOUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO), BBC News reports.
14:00 14/01/2025Kremlin reacts to Armenia-US strategic partnership plansThe development of strategic partnership between Armenia and the United States is the sovereign right of Yerevan; Russia, for its part, intends to forge ties with the country, Kremlin spokesman...
12:34 14/01/2025Minister reports moderate situation of acute respiratory infections in ArmeniaThe situation regarding acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19 and influenza, is currently stable in Armenia.
14:34 08/01/2025Human metapneumovirus causes relatively mild symptoms, WHO says“Amid reports of rising wintertime respiratory infections in China – including human metapneumovirus – and the impact on health system there, health authorities say the scale and intensity remain...
16:04 07/01/2025Specialist names acute respiratory infections prevalent in ArmeniaArmenia is currently experiencing moderate activity related to acute respiratory infections, according to Romella Abovyan, head of the Department for Epidemiology of Noncommunicable Diseases and...
14:30 30/12/2024Single cigarette takes 20 minutes off life expectancy, study revealsSmokers are being urged to kick the habit for 2025 after a fresh assessment of the harms of cigarettes found they shorten life expectancy even more than doctors thought, the Guardian reported.
14:06 28/12/2024Armenia sees rise in hospitalizations for acute respiratory infectionsArmenia has seen an increase in hospitalizations for acute respiratory viral infections, including pneumonia, prompting calls for emergency services.
15:06 14/12/2024Armenia reports 119 whooping cough cases this yearArmenia confirmed 119 cases of whooping cough in January-November 2024. The number of new cases declined over the past few months, Zaruhi Grigoryan, deputy head of Armenia’s National Center for...
14:34 09/12/202414-year-old dies in Yerevan hospital after drug poisoningA 14-year-old child died in Yerevan’s Arabkir Medical Center after drug overdose. “A 14-year-old child took a large amount of medicine at home and was taken to the Alaverdi hospital with acute...
14:46 07/12/2024Unknown disease kills 143 in CongoAn unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters.
14:06 03/12/2024International Day of Persons with Disabilities marked on December 3The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is celebrated every year on 3 December. The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the...
14:33 02/12/2024Child dies after being rushed to Yerevan hospital in critical conditionDoctors could not save the life of a child rushed to Yerevan’s Arabkir Medical Center on Monday, Shamshyan.com reported.
11:30 29/11/2024'I hate cancer': Alexis Ohanian undergoes preventative surgerySerena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian revealed he recently underwent surgery to remove 'suspicious nodules' in his thyroid that were likely to become cancerous, the Daily Mail reported.
15:15 25/11/2024HIV infections rising in ArmeniaHealth officials have reported an increase in HIV infection rates in Armenia in recent years. A total of 462 new HIV cases were confirmed in the country as of October 31 2024, Anna Mergelyan, head of...
13:30 20/11/2024November 20 is World COPD DayWorld Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) Day is marked annually on November 20. World COPD Day is organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) in collaboration...
16:56 14/11/202414 November is World Diabetes DayWorld Diabetes Day is observed annually on November 14 to raise global awareness about diabetes, a significant public health challenge impacting millions worldwide.
12:36 12/11/2024Armenia sees rise in pneumonia mortality rateWorld Pneumonia Day is observed annually on November 12 to raise awareness about pneumonia, a life-threatening but preventable and treatable respiratory illness.