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• Global Fortification Programs Prevent 7 Billion Nutrient Giciencies Yearly but Massive Intake Gaps Remain

  Published: Mar 30, 2026

  Section: Nutrition & Diet

  A comprehensive modeling study reveals that while large scale food fortification successfully reduces iodine and iron deficiencies for billions, nearly 39 billion cases of inadequa...

• Cochrane Review Confirms Chlorhexidine Reduces Newborn Umbilical Infections by 29% in Low-Income Settings

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A systematic review of 18 randomized controlled trials involving over 143,000 newborns has found that applying 4% chlorhexidine to the umbilical cord stump significantly lowers inf...

• European Code Against Cancer issues first-ever government directive to tackle air pollution as a carcinogen

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  The European Code Against Cancer has updated its recommendations to urge governments across the EU to meet WHO air quality guidelines. Experts warn that air pollution contributes t...