GeetMark https://GeetMark.com/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:02:17 +0000 en hourly 1 https://geetmark.com/article/1666 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 1666 Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care, as shrinking funding threatens to reverse decades of progress, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday, ahead of World AIDS Day. https://geetmark.com/article/1667 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 1667 Measles deaths have dropped by 88 per cent since 2000 – yet an estimated 95,000 people, mostly children, still died from the virus last year, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.   https://geetmark.com/article/1554 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:26:31 +0000 1554 AFPs promise to connect patients with more-affordable options for accessing specialty medications that often come at very high costs. There's a major catch. https://geetmark.com/article/1553 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:40:52 +0000 1553 Congress' stopgap funding bill added a provision banning almost all hemp, which threatens $28 billion hemp industry and has sent companies scrambling. https://geetmark.com/article/1526 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 1526 At least 600,000 litres of desperately needed diesel fuel has managed to enter the Gaza Strip in less than a week, UN aid coordinators OCHA said in an update. https://geetmark.com/article/1527 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000 1527 As health emergencies multiply linked to the climate crisis, governments are joining forces with the UN to protect access to clean water, while data indicates that 118 million people in Europe alone live near healthcare facilities lacking basic sanitation.   https://geetmark.com/article/1440 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:21:00 +0000 1440 Ahead of Sunday's New York City Marathon, CBS News' Nancy Chen explores why long-distance running's popularity has exploded in recent years, with some runners using races to travel the world. https://geetmark.com/article/1441 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:53:00 +0000 1441 At least 11 people have contracted Salmonella linked to powder supplements sold at Sam's Club stores nationwide, health authorities said. https://geetmark.com/article/1331 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 1331 Thirty-five years ago, polio, a highly infectious viral disease, paralysed around 350,000 children per year. Following a UN-led international push, that number is now less than 50. https://geetmark.com/article/1332 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 1332 Gaza’s health system remains in ruins despite the fragile ceasefire holding, with hundreds of thousands still facing urgent medical and humanitarian needs, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. https://geetmark.com/article/1273 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:23:00 +0000 1273 A doctor in Allentown marks breast cancer awareness month with a growing collection of pink shoes — a tribute with a personal connection. https://geetmark.com/article/1274 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:57:00 +0000 1274 With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says. https://geetmark.com/article/1205 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:25:22 +0000 1205 Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk shares dropped after President Donald Trump said he wants a $150 price tag for GLP-1s. https://geetmark.com/article/1206 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:06:16 +0000 1206 The procedure is often not fully covered by insurance — if covered at all — and the costs for accessing it can cost around $20,000 or more per cycle. https://geetmark.com/article/1168 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:41:29 +0000 1168 A recent report found high levels of lead in some protein powders and shakes, but demand among U.S. consumers has soared. https://geetmark.com/article/1194 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 1194 Amid the destruction of the Second World War, nations responded to the danger of hunger and malnutrition by creating the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 16 October 1945. The UN agency celebrates this achievement as World Food Day every year on its birthday, recognizing the work of all those who are committed to ensuring https://geetmark.com/article/1169 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:14:00 +0000 1169 "They went in and fired entire programs, even statutorily mandated by law programs they cut entirely," she told CBS News. "So there is no staff to do this work anymore." https://geetmark.com/article/1195 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 1195 Over 212,000 Afghan children are now at risk of acute watery diarrhoea and other deadly waterborne diseases, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). https://geetmark.com/article/974 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:25:40 +0000 974 Lori Hunt, a breast cancer survivor, says she "couldn't afford" health insurance without the subsidies she receives through the Affordable Care Act. https://geetmark.com/article/946 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:20:00 +0000 946 In an exclusive "CBS Mornings Plus" report, a unique program is giving doctors battling substance abuse a second chance. The initiative allows physicians to keep treating patients while receiving care themselves. It is among the most successful recovery programs ever studied.