The World Health Organization (WHO) is on the verge of adopting the world's first binding international agreement focused on pandemic prevention. This landmark development, schedule for potential ...

BYU students walk to and from class during the university's Winter Semester. Adults between the ages of 18 and 30 had the biggest reduction in steps during and after the pandemic. (Ethan Porter) A new ...

While Americans were mostly sitting at home at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, their daily step count was a lot lower, and a new study suggests they still haven’t gotten back into the habit. The ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers in Tennessee investigated whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic altered daily step counts among individuals ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite global physical activity improvements after the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the stretch of ...

Newswise — Geneva, April 13, 2025 – The historic finalization of a groundbreaking International Agreement on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response took another positive step here on Saturday.

If you feel like the pandemic made you a permanent couch potato, a new study shows you're not alone: Well after lockdown measures were relaxed, many Americans were still taking fewer steps each day.

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. Americans took fewer steps during the height ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jun 11 2025 (IPS) - When the next pandemic strikes, the world should be better prepared. At least, that’s the promise states made at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World ...

A study of 1.4 million women links pregnancy complications to later heart, diabetes, and kidney risk. What to tell your doctor at checkups. A national study of 4,523 U.S. adults with dementia linked ...