The benefits of 10,000 steps: The latest health and well-being news

The Serum Institute of India – the world's largest vaccine maker – has developed the country's first cervical cancer shot, which will reach the market soon, the company and India's government announced at the start of September.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guide for the responsible use of the life sciences. It calls on everyone involved to mitigate bio-risks and safely govern dual-use research.

The WHO has also today released a new set of guidelines on workplace mental health.

Pfizer has started a late-stage US trial of an influenza vaccine. It's among the first such studies for a messenger RNA flu shot.

And Pfizer and BioNTech have applied for US Food and Drug Administration approval for their Omicron-tailored COVID-19 vaccine booster for children aged 5-11.

Canada is set to remove all COVID-19 restrictions for inbound travellers from 1 October. It will also end testing, quarantine and isolation requirements.

The Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria reached $14.25 billion in pledges following an event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Portugal has approved a preventative shot against monkeypox and approved the use of smaller doses – known as "dose-sparing" – due to limited supplies.

The Pan American Health Organization has warned that Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Peru are at very high risk for the reintroduction of polio as a result of dwindling vaccination rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A cholera outbreak in several regions of Syria had killed 29 people as of Monday morning, the country's health ministry announced.

A new malaria vaccine developed at the University of Oxford has "world-changing" potential, the BBC reported on 8 September. A trial has shown that the jab offers up to 80% protection against the disease – and, importantly, the scientists behind the vaccine say it's cheap and easy to produce.

New research has looked at the health benefits of getting your 10,000 steps daily. Researchers found that it can reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease and early death. However, the study also found there's more to it than just the number of steps you take.

Research presented in early September at the European Society for Medical Oncology's Presidential Symposium in Paris might explain how air pollution can trigger an increased risk of lung cancer.

Results from an international study could represent a "milestone" in the treatment of motor neurone disease.

Cancers in adults aged under 50 have "dramatically increased" in recent decades, according to a report published earlier this month by Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.

People who have had COVID-19 are at higher risk of a host of brain injuries a year later compared with people who haven't had the disease, according to a US study published in the journal Nature Medicine.