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60% of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050: study

60% of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050: study

  • Number of overweight or obese people worldwide rose to 2.6 billion in 2021 from 929 million in 1990
  • More than half the world’s overweight or obese adults already live in just eight countries
By AFP ·
WHO worries about West Bank violence, impact on health care

WHO worries about West Bank violence, impact on health care

By Reuters ·
Special Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin and Saudi Health Minister Fahad Abdulrahman Al-Jalajel are seen after a meeting. video

Saudi, Indonesian officials agree on closer cooperation to improve health workforce

By Sheany Yasuko Lai ·
Special Saudi virtual hospital at forefront of AI integration, deputy minister says video

Saudi virtual hospital at forefront of AI integration, deputy minister says

By Reina Takla - Miguel Hadchity ·
‘Protein is overhyped,’ says top Saudi vegan blogger

‘Protein is overhyped,’ says top Saudi vegan blogger

By Nada Alturki ·
Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz University earns global accreditation in healthcare program

Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz University earns global accreditation in healthcare program

By Arab News ·
Indian man awakes on funeral pyre

Indian man awakes on funeral pyre

By AFP ·
Update Militants kill two Pakistan police guarding polio vaccination team

Militants kill two Pakistan police guarding polio vaccination team

By AFP ·
Saudi Arabia participates in G7 health ministers’ meeting in Italy

Saudi Arabia participates in G7 health ministers’ meeting in Italy

By Arab News ·
Population expansion to drive growth of Saudi Arabia’s private healthcare sector: S&P Global

Population expansion to drive growth of Saudi Arabia’s private healthcare sector: S&P Global

By Nirmal Narayanan ·
Special Australian wellness educator Barbara O’Neill promotes natural health benefits at Riyadh seminar video

Australian wellness educator Barbara O’Neill promotes natural health benefits at Riyadh seminar

By Jasmine Bager ·
Special Aseem R. Mahajan (C), joint secretary for the Gulf at the Ministry of External Affairs, speaks during a business dialogue. video

Indian businesses eye GCC partnerships in renewables, health, tourism

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new mpox strain

Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new mpox strain

By AFP ·

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