WHO Reports New Measures to Strengthen Ebola Preparedness at Kenya’s Busiest Land Border
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported strengthened Ebola preparedness measures at Kenya’s Busia border, where thousands of people cross...
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Bangladesh Launches Nationwide Dengue Prevention Drive as Cases Surge
DHAKA — Bangladesh is stepping up its nationwide campaign against dengue as a sharp increase in infections puts additional pressure...
WHO: Southeast Asia accounted for about 34% of global new TB cases in 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the continuing tuberculosis burden across its South-East Asia Region, with new regional data...
India Receives Two WHO South-East Asia Region Awards for Public Health Achievements
NEW DELHI — India has received two major recognitions from the World Health Organization's South-East Asia Region for progress in...
WHO Urges South-East Asia to Strengthen Domestic Health Investment Amid Growing Global Funding Pressures
Dili, September 8, 2026: The World Health Organization has called on countries across South-East Asia to increase domestic investment in...
Air Pollution’s Hidden Economic Cost Grows as Clean Air Campaigns Gain Momentum
September 8, 2026: Air pollution is increasingly being recognized not only as a major threat to human health but also...
What Japan’s Super-Ageing Society Can Teach the World About Growing Older
Tokyo, September 8, 2026: Japan's experience with an exceptionally old population is offering an important lesson for countries preparing for...
India Alerts States Over Suspected Counterfeit Abhayrab Rabies Vaccine Batch
NEW DELHI — Indian health authorities have intensified surveillance of a widely used rabies vaccine after regulators identified a batch...
Bangladesh Dengue Outbreak Accelerates as Record Daily Hospitalisations Put Health System Under Pressure
Bangladesh is facing a rapidly worsening dengue outbreak, with the latest health data showing an unprecedented daily surge in hospital...
Bangladesh Dengue Outbreak Accelerates as Record Daily Hospitalisations Put Health System Under Pressure
Bangladesh is facing a rapidly worsening dengue outbreak, with the latest health data showing an unprecedented daily surge in hospital...
Bangladesh Dengue Outbreak Accelerates as Record Daily Hospitalisations Put Health System Under Pressure
Bangladesh is facing a rapidly worsening dengue outbreak, with the latest health data showing an unprecedented daily surge in hospital...
WHO Highlights the Role of Field Epidemiologists in Protecting Public Health
The World Health Organization on highlighted the contribution of field epidemiologists working across the Eastern Mediterranean Region and around the...
Australia Launches New Health Support Pilot for New Fathers
SYDNEY — September 6, 2026: New South Wales has announced a new health initiative aimed at improving support for new...
Nepal: Authorities Issue Fresh Alert After Bird Flu Detected in Domestic Poultry
Nepalese authorities have issued a fresh update on a bird-flu outbreak affecting domestic birds, highlighting the need for continued surveillance...
Medicine Hat Reports Rise in Chronic Homelessness Despite Housing Progress
Medicine Hat is reporting progress in helping people secure permanent housing, but a new community report shows that chronic homelessness...
Volusia County EMS Prepares to Bring Blood Transfusions Directly to Trauma Patients
Emergency medical crews in Volusia County, Florida, are preparing to introduce a new lifesaving service that could allow certain critically...
FIU Police Motorman Hospitalized After Crash in Miami-Dade
A Florida International University police motorman was hospitalized Friday after being injured in a traffic crash in Miami-Dade County. The...
Rochdale Health Report Raises Concerns Over Preventable Deaths
ROCHDALE, UK: A new health assessment in Rochdale has drawn attention to the number of deaths that may have been...
South Otago Residents Rally Against Proposed Balclutha Hospital Pharmacy
BALCLUTHA, New Zealand: Residents in South Otago are raising objections to plans for a new in-house pharmacy at Balclutha Hospital,...
Singapore Activates Haze Response Measures as Air Quality Reaches Unhealthy Level
SINGAPORE, September 4, 2026 — Singapore has activated a series of measures to protect the public after the country's 24-hour...
Croatia Introduces New Support Programme to Attract Young Doctors
Date: September 4, 2026Country: CroatiaCategory: Croatia News / Healthcare New Initiative Targets Medical Staff Shortages Across the Country ZAGREB: Croatia...
Brazil Advances Its First Fully Domestic mRNA Vaccine Toward Clinical Trials
Brazil is making progress in developing its own messenger RNA vaccine technology, with the country's first fully domestically developed mRNA...
Global Initiative Launches Mpox Vaccine Stockpile to Strengthen Outbreak Response
A new international initiative to establish a stockpile of mpox vaccines was launched on August 27, with the goal of...
FDA Approves New Targeted Pill for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer, Offering Patients a New Treatment Option
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A significant development in pancreatic cancer treatment has emerged in the United States after the U.S. Food...
Scientists Develop “Self-Exercising” Muscle Grafts That Could Recreate Some Benefits of Exercise
A team of researchers in China has developed an experimental muscle-graft technology that could one day offer some of the...
Ebola Outbreak Expands Across Congo as Health Authorities Intensify Emergency Response
EBOLA AI Generated Image Kinshasa, August 31, 2026: Health authorities and international organizations are intensifying efforts to contain a rapidly...
H1N1 Case Confirmed in Prayagraj as Health Authorities Intensify Flu Surveillance
Prayagraj, August 31, 2026: Health authorities in Prayagraj have stepped up surveillance and hospital preparedness after an H1N1 influenza infection...
India Moves Toward Stronger Warning Labels on Packaged Foods as FSSAI Proposes Red Health Symbols
New Delhi, India has taken a significant step toward strengthening food-labeling rules after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of...
Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Cardiovascular Risk in Older Adults, Major Study Finds
Oxford, A vaccine primarily designed to prevent shingles may have an unexpected connection with better heart health, according to a...
Landmark Australian Trial Finds Statins Lower Major Heart Risks in Adults Over 70
Melbourne, A major Australian clinical trial has produced new evidence that could influence how doctors approach cholesterol-lowering treatment in older...
China Introduces New Ethical Framework for AI-Powered Medical Imaging
China has introduced new ethical guidance for artificial intelligence used in medical imaging, establishing a framework intended to make the...
Experimental Antibody Produces Sustained Inflammation Reduction in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Munich, Scientists have reported encouraging results from a clinical trial testing an experimental antibody designed to reduce inflammation in people...
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Expands Rapidly as Cases Reach Nearly 5,800
Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of Congo is confronting a rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, with health authorities reporting 5,794 confirmed cases...
Experimental Eye Drops Help Restore Light Perception in Blind Mice
August 29, 2026 Scientists have developed a new experimental approach that uses light-activated drugs to restore visual responses in mice...
China Opens Regulatory Review of Novo Nordisk’s Oral Wegovy in Major Obesity Drug Race
Shanghai, August 29, 2026: China has taken an important regulatory step toward potentially allowing Novo Nordisk’s oral version of Wegovy...
Uganda Declares Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Over After 42 Days Without New Cases
Kampala, August 29, 2026: Uganda has officially ended its 2026 outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus after...
Ebola Outbreak in Congo Expands Further as Health Response Faces Growing Pressure
Kinshasa, August 29, 2026: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is confronting an increasingly serious Ebola crisis as the country’s...
Typhoid Risk Gains Attention Across India as Monsoon Fever Cases Rise
New Delhi, August 29, 2026: India’s monsoon season is bringing a growing health concern beyond mosquito-borne diseases, with typhoid emerging...
India Moves Toward Front-of-Pack Health Warnings for High-Sugar, High-Salt Foods
New Delhi, August 29, 2026: India’s food safety regulator has proposed a major change to the way packaged foods communicate...
Uganda Declared Ebola-Free as Deadly Outbreak Continues to Spread in Congo
Kampala/Kinshasa, August 28, 2026: A major development in Africa's fight against Ebola has brought both relief and renewed concern after...
