The World Health Organization (WHO) is on the verge of adopting the world's first binding international agreement focused on pandemic prevention. This landmark development, schedule for potential ...

The patchwork systems of global and domestic monitoring for the next infectious disease threat should be expanded, linked and better funded; and public and private health agencies must improve ...

BYU students walk to and from class during the university's Winter Semester. Adults between the ages of 18 and 30 had the biggest reduction in steps during and after the pandemic. (Ethan Porter) A new ...

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. Americans took fewer steps during the height ...

While Americans were mostly sitting at home at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, their daily step count was a lot lower, and a new study suggests they still haven’t gotten back into the habit. The ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jun 11 2025 (IPS) - When the next pandemic strikes, the world should be better prepared. At least, that’s the promise states made at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World ...

Since it was detected in August 2023, the JN.1 variant of COVID has spread widely. It has become dominant in Australia and around the world, driving the biggest COVID wave seen in many jurisdictions ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers in Tennessee investigated whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic altered daily step counts among individuals ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite global physical activity improvements after the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the stretch of ...