Ebola deaths in DRC surge past 1,300 as virus ‘spreading like a wildfire’
Outbreak is spreading at the fastest rate ever recorded as confirmed cases in DRC surpass 3,000.
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US regulators to weigh controversial peptides backed by RFK Jr
FDA has questioned the evidence as demand surges for the compounds promoted for sleep, muscle growth, and anti-ageing.
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Elon and the Other Gaza
How the world’s richest man helped trigger an HIV crisis in one of the world’s poorest countries.
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Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo surges above 1,000
Head of Africa’s disease control body says “we must act now” to prevent “worst outbreak the world has ever documented”.
US says more than 1,400 infected by parasitic Cyclospora illness outbreak
US officials claim evidence points to lettuce grown in Mexico, which Mexico’s Health Ministry disputes.
US funding cuts deal blow to global HIV treatment: Report
UNAIDS chief calls for ‘radical change’ as aid cuts gut HIV clinics and treatment worldwide.
Hunger is falling but is still higher than pre-COVID levels: UN report
Global hunger has declined, yet millions of people are still going hungry.
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The number one health issue in Palestine is the Israeli occupation
In both Gaza and the West Bank, Israeli policies are devastating Palestinian health with deadly consequences.
Uganda school bus crash kills 20 children and 1 adult
Uganda halts school trips after bus crashes returning from waterfall field trip; at least a dozen also injured.
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Why is Pakistan’s Sindh province facing a major child HIV outbreak?
The latest outbreak linked to a Karachi hospital is the newest in a series that experts say reflects systemic failures.
Ebola spreading more quickly in DRC, while Uganda discharges last patient
Uganda discharges last-remaining patient, as WHO says Ebola has ‘expanded faster than any previous outbreak’ in DRC.
