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Frankfurt Airport terminal with aircraft on tarmac, site of Germany's deadliest airport malaria cluster

Mosquitoes Off Planes Are Killing Germans Who Never Left Home

Three deaths and eight infections at and near Frankfurt Airport have exposed a rarely-discussed pathway for tropical disease: mosquitoes boarding flights in endemic regions and surviving to non-endemic cities. The Schwanheim cluster

September 25, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

A health worker in protective gear at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Congo’s Ebola Toll Reaches 3,759 as North Kivu Cases Surge 73 Percent

The DRC Ebola outbreak reached 3,759 deaths on September 22 as North Kivu's caseload surged 73 percent in three weeks — even as Ituri showed early signs of improvement. No licensed vaccine exists for the Bundibugyo strain.

September 25, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

WHO health workers pandemic preparedness UNGA September 2026

UN Adopts Pandemic Declaration — Vaccine Equity Clause Still Missing

World leaders adopted a pandemic preparedness political declaration at the UN General Assembly on Thursday —

Sudanese and Chadian refugees displaced by the Sudan Civil War, representing the collapse of health infrastructure across Darfur

MSF Tells the UN: USAID Cuts Are Closing Sudan’s Last Clinics

Médecins Sans Frontières addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday with a warning: 37% of Sudan's

Children outside a government hospital in Sindh, Pakistan, where a pediatric HIV cluster linked to unsafe syringe reuse was identified

Pakistan’s Children Keep Getting HIV in Hospitals Meant to Save Them

At least 140 people — most of them children — have tested HIV-positive in connection with a government hospital in Karachi, Pakistan's third major healthcare-associated outbreak since 2019. With USAID suspended and

September 24, 2026

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Healthcare access in the Global South — the equity gap at the center of Thursday's UNGA pandemic preparedness meeting

Nations Gather to Decide Who Gets the Next Pandemic Vaccine

Two days before world leaders adopt a pandemic preparedness declaration at the United Nations, the unresolved fight over who controls vaccine production in a crisis defines the stakes. Global South nations demand

September 24, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

Old Monk rum bottle at centre of FSSAI labelling dispute in India

FSSAI Says Old Monk Cannot Be Called Rum. Maharashtra Ban Costs the Brand Crores Daily.

India's food safety regulator told the Bombay High Court that Old Monk cannot be sold as rum because it is made from neutral spirit and artificial flavouring. Mohan Meakin has agreed to

September 23, 2026

Business·Health·News

Health worker in DRC receiving Ervebo vaccine during the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in North Kivu

Congo Deploys an Unproven Vaccine as Ebola Claims 3,759 Lives

Health workers in Congo began receiving Ervebo injections this week — a vaccine engineered for a different Ebola strain, deployed under compassionate use against the world's second-largest Ebola outbreak, now killing nearly

September 23, 2026

Health·News

A health worker administers a measles vaccination during a public health campaign, representing efforts to prevent measles spread

Measles at Busch Stadium. The Person Who Had It Was Vaccinated.

A confirmed measles case in a vaccinated St. Louis resident has prompted Missouri DHSS to warn of potential exposures at Busch Stadium and seven other locations across the St. Louis area, dating

September 22, 2026

Health·News

Scientist in a laboratory examining antimicrobial resistance samples, relevant to India's CDSCO warning on antibiotic overuse

India Draws a Line on Self-Medication. The Kidneys Are the Reason.

India's CDSCO issued a formal advisory warning that freely dispensed painkillers and antibiotics are driving kidney damage and drug resistance. The circular, signed by Drug Controller General Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, targets

September 22, 2026

Health·News

American high school students in a school hallway illustrating the CDC youth mental health survey 2025

Fewer Teens Are Sad. Among Girls, Nearly Half Still Are.

The CDC's 2025 youth risk behavior survey shows teen sadness and suicidal ideation declining from pandemic peaks, an improvement five years in the making. But 43 percent of American girls still report

September 22, 2026

Health·News

Drinks lined up at a bar, illustrating the decline in US alcohol consumption since the COVID-19 pandemic

Post-Pandemic Drinking Is Finally Down. Except Among Those in Their 50s.

A USC Keck Medicine study finds US alcohol consumption declined for the first time since the pandemic, but the data masks a sharp generational divide. While Gen Z and millennials pulled back

September 22, 2026

Health·News

Health workers administering measles vaccines during Pennsylvania outbreak as CDC death count dispute continues

Pennsylvania Has Four Measles Dead. The Federal Count Still Reads Zero.

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has reached 792 cases across 39 counties, with 155 hospitalised and four deaths its coroners have documented. The state formally requested CDC Epi-Aid this week — conditional on federal

September 22, 2026

Health·News

Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar presenting weight-loss drug strategy at capital markets day

Novo Nordisk CEO Lays Out New Drug Strategy as Rivals’ Stocks Climb

Novo Nordisk CEO Mike Doustdar set a five-blockbuster target by 2030 and unveiled a $149 weight-loss pill at Monday's capital markets day — even as rivals Viking Therapeutics, Structure Therapeutics, and Altimmune

September 22, 2026

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Mosquitoes Off Planes Are Killing Germans Who Never Left Home

Congo’s Ebola Toll Reaches 3,759 as North Kivu Cases Surge 73 Percent

UN Adopts Pandemic Declaration — Vaccine Equity Clause Still Missing

MSF Tells the UN: USAID Cuts Are Closing Sudan’s Last Clinics

Pakistan’s Children Keep Getting HIV in Hospitals Meant to Save Them

Nations Gather to Decide Who Gets the Next Pandemic Vaccine

FSSAI Says Old Monk Cannot Be Called Rum. Maharashtra Ban Costs the Brand Crores Daily.

Congo Deploys an Unproven Vaccine as Ebola Claims 3,759 Lives

Measles at Busch Stadium. The Person Who Had It Was Vaccinated.

India Draws a Line on Self-Medication. The Kidneys Are the Reason.

Post-Pandemic Drinking Is Finally Down. Except Among Those in Their 50s.

Pennsylvania Has Four Measles Dead. The Federal Count Still Reads Zero.

Novo Nordisk CEO Lays Out New Drug Strategy as Rivals’ Stocks Climb

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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