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Africa CDC warns 10 nations at risk as Ebola outbreak spreads in DRC
Africa CDC warns ten African nations are at risk of Ebola outbreak following cases in DR Congo and Uganda. The organization appeals for over $314 million in fu…
HighUnproven cancer drugs sold illegally as dewormer and scabies treatment
BBC investigation reveals animal dewormer and scabies medication being sold as unproven cancer treatments online and by unauthorized sellers, putting vulnerabl…
HighCongo hospital attacked as families demand Ebola victims' bodies
Young men stormed a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients, demanding bodies of deceased relatives and setting treatment center tents on fire, escalating attac…
HighTrump Administration Restricts U.S. Disease Researchers From Direct WHO Contact
The Trump administration has barred US infectious disease researchers from direct WHO communication, effectively excluding them from global virus outbreak disc…
HighWoman With Rare Disease Navigates Path to Clinical Trial
A woman with a rare disease successfully navigated the clinical trial system to secure treatment access, highlighting patient determination in advancing rare d…
MediumExpert: Bundibugyo Ebola strain spreading in DRC conflict zone, vaccines months away
Infectious disease expert Monica Gandhi explains the rapid spread of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain in DRC, discusses emerging vaccine candidates, and assesses pa…
HighThe Invisible Threat: Why HIV Patients Abandon Lifesaving Medication When They Feel Best
Many HIV patients stop antiretroviral therapy believing they are cured after achieving undetectable viral loads, unaware that the virus rapidly rebounds within…
HighSingle amino acid change drives coronavirus spillover from animals to humans
Researchers identify a single amino-acid change in coronavirus protein OrfB9 that determines whether viruses remain benign in animals or adapt to cause severe…
HighWHO declares Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak a global emergency with no vaccine in sight
WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a global health emergency, driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccine or targeted treatmen…
HighWHO declares international health emergency over rare Ebola variant in Congo and Uganda
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, with 336 suspected cases and 87 deaths caused by rare Bundi…
HighModerna's experimental mRNA cancer treatment clears key trial milestone
Moderna's stock surged after announcing positive results from its experimental mRNA cancer treatment in a key clinical trial, marking progress in expanding mRN…
HighNigeria's First Ebola Patient Holidayed in Uganda, Officials Say, as Contacts Are Traced
Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola case, a diplomat's wife who holidayed in Kampala, has prompted contact tracing of 44 people. Officials and Uganda's health mini…
HighTexas AG Paxton Sues Eli Lilly, Alleging Kickbacks to Providers for Mounjaro and Zepbound Prescriptions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Eli Lilly, alleging it paid medical providers kickbacks to prescribe GLP-1 drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound. The suit extends…
MediumThree-drug combination offers new hope for hard-to-treat cancer of unknown origin
A Shanghai trial demonstrates that combining immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and anti-angiogenic drugs achieves 54% tumor shrinkage and 25-month median survival i…
HighJD Health soars 56% in Hong Kong IPO, valuing telehealth giant at $40B
JD Health International, a Chinese online healthcare platform, debuted on Hong Kong's stock exchange with a 56% gain, achieving a $40 billion market valuation…
HighFDA Approves Daraxonrasib, First Drug to Target 'Undruggable' Pancreatic Cancer Protein
FDA approved daraxonrasib, a first-of-its-kind pill targeting RAS mutations in pancreatic cancer, doubling median survival to 13.2 months versus 6.7 months wit…
HighNRG Therapeutics Begins First Human Trial of Mitochondrial Drug for ALS and Parkinson's
NRG Therapeutics has dosed the first participants in a Phase 1 clinical trial of NRG5051, a novel mitochondrial therapy targeting ALS/MND and Parkinson's disea…
HighStudy reveals women receive less active medical treatment than men for same conditions
University of St Andrews research analyzing 1,112 studies found women are significantly less likely than men to be offered active treatments like surgery or me…
HighStudy: Tomato-Soy Juice May Reduce Inflammation Markers in 4 Weeks
A clinical study found that a specially formulated tomato-soy juice reduced inflammatory markers in obese adults within four weeks, suggesting targeted dietary…
MediumAmerican doctor contracts rare Ebola strain in Congo; testing delays fuel spread
An American physician contracted the rare Bundibugyo ebolavirus in DRC while treating patients, with six others exposed. Testing delays allowed the virus to sp…
HighLab-on-a-Chip Assay Aims to Predict Childhood Leukemia Treatment Response at Diagnosis
Emory and Georgia Tech researchers developed GradientScreen, a microfluidic assay that tests how a patient's leukemia cells respond to drug combinations at dia…
MediumCovid linked to psychiatric and neurological illness in one in eight patients
Analysis of 236,379 COVID-19 patients found one in eight diagnosed with first psychiatric or neurological illness within six months; risk rises to one in three…
MediumAustralia's Health Innovation Gap: Promising Risk-Prediction Tools Rarely Reach Patients
Australian researchers found a major gap between developed health prediction tools and their actual use in patient care, with only 21 of 7,000+ reviewed tools…
HighSecond diphtheria death confirmed in NT as outbreak spreads across Australia
A Central Australian man in his early 60s has become the second person to die with diphtheria in the NT this month, as the territory grapples with its first ou…
HighScientists identify potent human antibodies that neutralize measles virus
Researchers at La Jolla Institute identified powerful human antibodies that neutralize measles virus, offering potential therapies for vulnerable populations u…
HighAlzheimer's May Begin With Surprising Non-Memory Symptoms, Texas A&M Research Suggests
Texas A&M research identifies earlier warning signs of Alzheimer's disease beyond memory loss, potentially enabling earlier detection and intervention by prima…
MediumTanzania launches AI-powered smart bedsheet for remote cardiac monitoring
Tanzania's Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute unveiled Dozee, an AI-powered smart bedsheet that monitors patients' vital signs remotely, enabling doctors to dete…
HighCanada cracks down on mass Ozempic exports to U.S. as health minister calls abuse 'outrageous'
Canada's health minister condemned the mass export of Ozempic to the U.S., where a Texas-based doctor with a Nova Scotia licence wrote 17,000 prescriptions fil…
HighU.S. Panel Withdraws Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation for Infants, Sparking Industry Backlash
A U.S. CDC advisory panel voted to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccines at birth, prompting concerns from vaccine makers and health experts who warn it could…
MediumMagnetic bacteria extend worm lifespan by 43%, offering new anti-aging pathway
Magnetotactic bacteria extended C. elegans worm lifespan by 43% while protecting neurological and intestinal health by suppressing ferroptosis, a damaging cell…
HighObesity Crisis Silently Damages Women's Hormones and Organs, Doctors Warn
Indian doctors warn obesity is triggering hormonal imbalance, infertility, and silent organ damage in women, with PCOS cases appearing 5-10 years earlier than…
MediumMexican lettuce at Taco Bell linked to record US cyclospora outbreak
US federal health officials confirmed Mexican lettuce served at Taco Bell locations across five states as the source of a cyclospora outbreak, with over 5,000…
HighEbola and hantavirus outbreaks expose gaps in U.S. public health readiness
Recent Ebola and hantavirus cases are prompting scrutiny of America's public health preparedness, with experts warning against COVID-19 comparisons while revea…
MediumDoctor's 15-year anorexia recovery sparks JourneyED peer support charity
Dr Meg Vardy, who recovered from a 15-year battle with anorexia, has launched JourneyED, New Zealand's only registered charity providing peer support for eatin…
HighPioneering cancer doctor Richard Scolyer dies after world-first brain tumour trial
Australian pathologist Richard Scolyer, 59, has died three years after undergoing experimental immunotherapy for glioblastoma. His case sparked a clinical tria…
HighSemaglutide cuts heart attack risk by 20%, potentially rivaling statins as medical breakthrough
A major study finds semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic, reduces cardiovascular disease risk by 20%, potentially rivaling statins as a med…
HighMeghalaya Issues GBS Alert After Pune Detection
Meghalaya's health authorities issued an urgent advisory on Guillain-Barre Syndrome following a detection in Pune, urging immediate hospitalization and prevent…
HighIndia Adds Anti-Rabies Shots to Essential Drugs as Dog Bites Surge 26.5%
India's central government has added anti-rabies vaccines to the National Health Mission's essential drugs list, responding to a 26.5% year-on-year surge in do…
HighToronto Health Officials Warn of Possible Measles Exposure at Scarborough Hospital and Clinics
Toronto Public Health warns that visitors to a Scarborough hospital ER, a kids' outpatient clinic and a walk-in clinic in late June may have been exposed to a…
HighOscar-nominated journalist warns of anti-science surge, drug pricing amid AIDS legacy
Oscar-nominated journalist David France discusses how AIDS activism revolutionized medical research, patient participation, and pharmaceutical practices, while…
HighJapanese researchers find statins may boost cancer immunotherapy by blocking immune-evasion pathway
Japanese researchers discovered cancer cells use protein UBL3 to package immune-blocking PD-L1 into circulating particles that weaken immunotherapy. Statins ca…
HighWHO Report Maps Global Inequalities in Noncommunicable Diseases and Their Risk Factors
WHO's first global assessment of inequalities in cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes, and their risk factors, finds that i…
HighCongenital syphilis deaths spike in Australia; US cases surge as doctors sound alarm
Australia reports 42 infant deaths from congenital syphilis while US cases spike dramatically. Medical experts warn of a preventable health crisis requiring ur…
HighBlood proteins could predict cancer, diabetes and heart disease years before symptoms appear
International researchers discovered that blood proteins can predict cancer, diabetes, and heart disease years before symptoms appear, potentially transforming…
HighLilly's retatrutide achieves 25% weight loss in trial, advancing obesity treatment landscape
Eli Lilly's experimental triple-G drug retatrutide demonstrated approximately 25% weight loss in clinical trials, positioning the company competitively in the…
HighRare Ebola Strain Spreads in Congo Conflict Zone, Complicating Response
WHO declares a public health emergency over an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo caused by a rare Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccine, complicated by conflict…
HighCervical and ovarian cancer survivors can often breastfeed, experts clarify
Medical experts clarify that cervical and ovarian cancer survivors can often breastfeed after treatment, as these cancers affect pelvic organs rather than brea…
HighChina's biotech firms ascend value chain as mega-deals reshape drug development
InnoCare Pharma's $3.35 billion deal with Eli Lilly signals Chinese biotech companies are moving beyond licensing to larger strategic partnerships focused on d…
HighMcMaster researchers develop immune-reprogramming therapy showing promise against glioblastoma
McMaster University researchers developed a CAR T cell therapy targeting glioblastoma, the most aggressive brain cancer, showing ability to eliminate tumors re…
HighGenetic variant for onion preference linked to lower blood pressure and diabetes risk
Researchers identified a genetic variant linked to onion preference that correlates with lower blood pressure and reduced type 2 diabetes risk, using novel gen…
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