The United States has recorded 4,410 confirmed measles cases in 2026, more than double the total reported throughout 2025 and the highest level of transmission since 1991, according to the Centers for
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has officially declared the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security,
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Sri Lanka is confronting a serious shortage of specialist doctors capable of treating blood cancers and performing bone marrow transplants, according to senior medical experts who say the country’s healthcare system is
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The World Health Organization has declared a “public health emergency of international concern” following a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The decision was made after
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is considering the introduction of a landmark “generational tobacco ban” inspired by the recently implemented anti-smoking model in the Maldives, as policymakers and public health
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Spain’s handling of the HV Hondius cruise ship crisis has ignited both international praise and fierce domestic political backlash after the vessel carrying passengers exposed to a hantavirus outbreak was allowed to
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A growing health concern has emerged in Sri Lanka as leading ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists raise alarms over the excessive use of loudspeakers in places of worship. In a collective
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The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has declared that he will not be “tranquil” until all passengers from the Antarctic cruise vessel MV Hondius have been evacuated and flown to
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In Peoria, Illinois, children living in federally subsidized housing have been getting sick in the very places meant to shelter them. An investigation by ProPublica documented that apartments at the city’s Taft Homes were
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What began as an ordinary luxury expedition across the South Atlantic has evolved into a complex medical investigation spanning multiple continents, with the World Health Organization examining how a rare but dangerous
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A luxury expedition cruise that began as a high-end journey to the edge of the world has turned into an international public health and diplomatic dilemma, after the World Health Organization (WHO)
More Three people have died and three others are seriously ill following a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the Netherlands-based cruise ship MV Hondius, according to authorities and media reports. The vessel, operated by
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed that he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and underwent treatment, but delayed publicly disclosing the condition for two months, citing concerns that the information
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Scientists are increasingly rethinking the role of sex chromosomes in human health, with new research published in Nature highlighting how the X chromosome in particular may strongly influence disease susceptibility, drug responses,
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A major cybersecurity breach involving the UK Biobank has triggered widespread concern after confidential medical data belonging to thousands of British citizens was stolen and allegedly put up for sale online. The
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According to Die Zeit, Germany will lose its most significant residential treatment facility for young people with drug addiction as the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Klinik in Ahlhorn, Lower Saxony, is set to close at the
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