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The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is outpacing responders
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second largest ever, and shows no sign of slowing down. To help, researchers are trying to expand experimental vaccines and treatments
A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease
A medical illustration depicts the Shigella bacteria, a leading cause of diarrheal disease. Smith Collection/Gado via Getty Images hide caption Diarrhea has been a headline story in the United States this summer, with …
Ebola death toll surpasses 1,800 in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 1,800 amid a rapidly escalating outbreak. The Africa CDC plans to deploy a vaccine targeting a previous strain, but health worker strikes and inadequ…
Starting around age 50, the brain loses protective immune cells and replaces them with inflammatory ones, which may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease an…
Researchers at the University of Delaware have identified a bacterial enzyme switch that may weaken antibiotic defenses in MRSA and similar pathogens. This dis…
The Network for Hope, an organ donation group, faces potential shutdown following allegations of attempting to procure organs from a living man, raising ethica…
African health authorities plan to use a Zaire ebolavirus vaccine to address a rapidly spreading Bundibugyo strain outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of C…
Michigan health officials have declared that salads are safe to eat again as cyclosporiasis cases decline after a recent outbreak linked to contaminated produc…
Artificial Intelligence has been used to design brand new viruses that are fully functional and can replicate in the laboratory, say US researchers. It is the…
The FDA has approved the first mRNA vaccine for seasonal flu, allowing for faster adaptation to emerging strains and potentially improving effectiveness compar…
The World Health Organization reports that new Ebola cases are increasing faster than the response efforts, with over 200 confirmed cases and multiple deaths i…
Child wasting has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan's provinces, with nearly 5 million children acutely malnourished due to economic instabilit…
The NHS must prepare for the effects of heatwaves each year in the same way that it plans for cold weather in the winter, the health secretary has said. Yvett…
In bodycam footage released by the Milwaukie Police Department, 26-year-old Jean Descamps can be seen in a hospital bed at the Providence Milwaukie Hospital em…
