Health
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Congo Ebola Death Toll Passes 4,000 as Treatment Centre Is Attacked
The record Bundibugyo-virus outbreak is spreading across eastern Congo while violence, distrust and unpaid health workers complicate containment.
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Delhi-NCR Pollution Checks Intensify Before the Winter Air Crisis
CAQM reviewed inspections of industries, generators and construction sites as Delhi-NCR entered the season when stagnant air can rapidly worsen…
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Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak in the DRC: Why WHO Says the Response Is Improving but the Risk Is Not Over
WHO reports signs of reduced transmission in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the Bundibugyo virus outbreak…
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Haiti Child Malnutrition Crisis Worsens as Violence Blocks Food and Care
UN agencies project that more than 253,000 Haitian children could face acute malnutrition through May 2027 as violence and displacement…
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WHO Warns One in Four Doctors Is Nearing Retirement as Global Shortage Grows
WHO’s first annual global workforce report finds major staffing inequalities and warns that ageing doctors could deepen the projected 2030…
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Fiji Declares HIV a National Emergency as Infections Surge
Fiji declared HIV a national emergency after a sharp rise in infections, with WHO urging expanded testing, PrEP, harm reduction…
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WHO Pandemic Talks Advance on Sharing Pathogen Samples and Benefits
WHO member states advanced negotiations on pathogen access and benefit sharing before the UN General Assembly’s pandemic discussions.
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NIH Launches $21 Million Program to Model How Hormones Shape Drug Responses Across the Lifespan
NIH is funding computational research into how hormone changes across the lifespan may influence drug response, dosing and toxicity. The…
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EU and EIB Back €30 Million Push for Inhaled mRNA Medicines Against Respiratory Viruses
The European Commission and European Investment Bank have signed a €30 million agreement to support clinical development of inhaled and…
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Brain-Computer Interface Lets an Avatar Speak and Gesture at the Same Time—But It Is Not a Treatment Yet
A UCSF team decoded attempted speech and gesture into a virtual avatar for people with paralysis. The small, wired proof…
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