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Newsweekscience33 days ago
Ebola Outbreak in Congo Kills at Least 131 as Bundibugyo Virus Spreads
Health authorities report rising deaths from a rare strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda. Officials have activated response plans and implemented enhanced travel screening for affected countries.
focustaiwan.twscience37 days ago
Occupational Health Groups Call on WHO to Restore Workplace Safety Programs
Senior occupational health experts are pressing delegates to the World Health Assembly, which begins May 18 in Geneva, to make workplace health a core WHO priority. Nearly 3 million workers die annually from job-related causes while climate change and new industrial hazards expos…
news.google.comworld39 days agoUpdated
Western Nations Implement Health Security Measures
Elisabeth Braw warned in Foreign Policy on May 13, 2026 that countries remain heavily dependent on imported medical supplies five years after COVID-19 exposed vulnerabilities. The spread of hantavirus and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz have intensified concerns over simultane…
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indianexpress.comscience44 days ago
WHO Issues First Global Guideline on Infertility Prevention and Treatment
The World Health Organization released its first global guideline calling on countries to improve fertility care by making it safer, fairer and more affordable. Infertility affects an estimated 1 in 6 people of reproductive age. The recommendations cover prevention, diagnosis and…
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usmagazine.comfinance57 days ago
Israeli Health Official Discloses Gates Foundation Ties in Polio Vaccine Approval
Prof. Lester Schulman, secretary of Israel's Ministry of Health polio committee, revealed a conflict of interest in March 2023 while discussing approval of a new WHO-backed polio vaccine. The statement, absent from official minutes, appeared in an audio recording obtained by a wh…