The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now the deadliest the country has ever faced, the World Health Organization said. According to local authorities, the disease has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the 2,299 deaths recorded in the DRC's 2018-2020 outbreak, which...
New data confirms that prescription drug prices in the United States has recorded their largest annual decline in more than 60 years. The steepest drop since 1963 is attributable to the Trump Administration's landmark Most Favored Nation policies, says the White House. As per the Consumer Price Index for July, prescription drugs index decreased 0.8 percent. Through Most Favored Nation pricing,
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest - is killing one person every 30 minutes, according to the UN. "Ebola is winning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo," UN humanitarian affairs chief Tom...
Local officials in the DR Congo reported on Tuesday that deaths from the Ebola virus disease have surpassed 2,000, with half of them occurring in the last 20 days. The current Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo species was declared by DRC health officials on May 15, and declared a public health...
Agencies are on high alert amid reports that the rapidly spreading Ebola Bundibugyo virus species in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has infected 19 internally displaced people, killing five of them. On Friday, UNHCR confirmed that at least five of the Ituri province's 69 displacement camps have...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to jalapeños. In all, 345 people across 27 states have fell sick with the same strain of Salmonella that has now been linked to jalapeños. Thirty-six people have been...
Researchers with the Pan American Health Organization, a sub-agency of the World Health Organization, have found in a new study that nearly 470 million people across North and South America have at least one neurological disorder. The figure represents two in five people living in the Americas and includes conditions such as migraine, stroke, epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. Neurological disord
A new study from Taiwan found that people whose husband or wife had dementia were more likely to develop dementia themselves than those whose spouse did not have the condition. The researchers believe several factors may explain the link. Couples often share similar lifestyles, eating habits, exercise...
The World Health Organization has released updated guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, providing countries with evidence-based recommendations to help prevent or delay the onset of dementia across the life course. Dementia is a condition caused by brain diseases and...
A new study has found that men are much more likely than women to be diagnosed with cancer at a later stage, when the disease has already spread and is harder to treat. "It is important to better understand how stage may differ between sexes as a way to explain sex differences in cancer mortality...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of a multistate outbreak of E. coli linked to frozen blueberries. Twelve people in two states have gotten sick from the same strain of coli that has been linked to frozen blueberries, CDC said in a press release. CDC issued a food safety alert...
The outbreak of the deadly Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading, with the death toll crossing 500, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. While the push to accelerate testing and identify effective treatment options continues, the outbreak's...
The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread faster than aid efforts can keep pace, despite significant gains in treatment capacity and growing community engagement. At a media briefing in Geneva on Wednesday, WHO Director-General...
People who live in the same home share many of the same bacteria in their mouths and guts, according to a new study published in Cell Press Blue. "Who we decide to share our homes with can have a huge influence on our microbiomes, which has potential consequences for our health," commented first author...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic of Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) tablets, the first single-dose treatment for acute uncomplicated influenza and prophylaxis in patients 5 years of age and older. This approval is to increase the availability of generic drugs in time...
August 21, 2026 14:42 ET The minutes of the latest policy meeting of the Federal Reserve, housing market data and manufacturing sector survey results were the main news for the U.S. economy this week. In Europe, inflation data from the U.K. was the highlight, while consumer price data from Japan drew attention in Asia.