Three people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization reported. WHO noted that one case of the rodent-borne disease has been confirmed so far and there are five additional suspected cases. WHO...
Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, according to a new report by the World Health Organization. WHO released the report at the World Hepatitis Summit on Tuesday. Viral...
A large study in the United States found that the HPV vaccine can help prevent head and neck cancers within 10 years of getting the shot. During the study, researchers compared about 510,000 vaccinated males with the same number of unvaccinated males, aged 9 to 26, over up to 10 years. They found...
A large study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Sichuan University in China has uncovered that while psychiatric diagnoses among fathers tend to decline during pregnancy and the early months after birth, they rise sharply about a year later. "The transition to fatherhood often...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved expanded use of Wellcovorin (leucovorin calcium) tablets for the treatment of cerebral folate deficiency in adult and pediatric patients who have a confirmed variant in the folate receptor 1 gene (CFD-FOLR1). This action is part of the agency's efforts...
The World Health Organization has announced that Chile has become the first country in the Americas - and the second globally - to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy disease. Leprosy, also known as Hansen disease, is a chronic infectious disease which primarily affects the skin, peripheral...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it issued 30 warning letters to telehealth companies for making false or misleading claims regarding compounded GLP-1 products offered on their websites. This is the second group of warning letters sent to telehealth firms since the agency...
Next generation influenza vaccines that provide broader and longer-lasting protection than existing seasonal vaccines, could play a vital role in reducing the global burden of the contagious viral infection, according to a recent World Health Organization assessment. The new WHO Full value of improved...
The detection of a newly identified recombinant mpox virus containing genetic material from two known strains underscores the need for continued genomic surveillance, the World Health Organization said, as the overall global public health risk assessment remains unchanged. WHO confirmed that two cases...
CDC has reported an extensively drug-resistant multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to moringa powder capsules. Seven people from seven states have fallen sick with the same strain of Salmonella. Three people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported. A CDC investigation has found...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that its Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance program has surpassed one million voluntary participants, marking a significant milestone in the United States' ability to detect and respond to emerging public health threats at its borders. TGS...
A dietary supplement containing moringa leaf powder has been recalled after CDC found that it is linked to an additional strain of Salmonella outbreak. The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium and...
The UK Health Security Agency has warned the people to take steps to halt the spread of norovirus. Latest data shows that cases have increased by more than 60 percent in the last two weeks, compared to the previous 2-week period. There has been a significant rise in cases in adults aged 65 and above,...
Thursday, the United States withdrew from the World Health Organization. The White House said this action responds to the WHO's failures during the Covid-19 pandemic and seeks to rectify the harm from those failures inflicted on the American people. The United States' withdrawal from the UN health agency was one of the decisions that President Donald Trump promised on his first day in office by
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that its ImportShield Program has delivered impressive results in strengthening FDA oversight at U.S. ports of entry. FDA announced its initial review of the effectiveness of the FDA ImportShield Program, which launched in August to modernize how...
May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.