Even if children experiencing severe malnutrition receive effective treatment and survive, they may suffer from stunted growth, soft bones, liver and kidney problems and cognitive issues. Over the ...

The global map of childhood obesity: for the first time, there are more overweight children than undernourished ones, ...

Denise Potvin, a nurse currently working in Rafah, a city in the south of Gaza, has been seeing something new recently: Malnutrition among young children. Before the current Israel-Hamas war, “this ...

Malnutrition, defined as the “inadequate intake of nutrients, particularly protein, over time,” affects 20 percent to 50 percent of hospitalized patients despite only 8 percent being diagnosed.

Malnutrition is common in older adults and has serious adverse consequences. The cause of malnutrition is usually multifactorial, owing to the interaction of physiological changes of aging, physical ...

The pathway from climate change to violent conflict is not simple. There are the obvious immediate effects of global warming like water scarcity and crop failure. But beyond these, climate stress can ...

The hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip has soared “alarmingly” in recent weeks, health workers have warned, with a growing number of children dying of malnutrition while thousands of people across the ...

Far from impartial, the report disregarded the IPC's traditional methodologies and findings to claim a famine.The post The ...

International recommendations advise against the use of intravenous rehydration therapy in children with severe acute malnutrition because of the concern about fluid overload, but evidence to support ...

Despite significant advancements in surgical technique, anesthesia and rehabilitation, nutritional status — an important contributor to outcomes after orthopedic surgery — has been routinely ...

Malnutrition in Gaza is fuelling a rise in life-threatening birth defects including hydrocephalus and spina bifida, two senior doctors working in the territory have said.