The World Health Organization (WHO), on June 5, confirmed the first human case of the H5N2 type of bird flu in a 59-year-old man from Mexico who died in April.
A recent report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) has projected cancer cases to increase by 77% over the next 25 years, rising to 35 million worldwide by 2050.
Hospitals across China are grappling with a surge in respiratory illness cases and children presenting symptoms similar to pneumonia, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to seek additional information on the outbreak from the Chinese authorities.