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Healthcare workers in protective gear at Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara, Ituri province, DRC

Ebola Reaches a 30,000-Person Displacement Camp in Congo. The WHO Says It Can’t See the Full Picture.

The Bundibugyo Ebola virus has reached a crowded displacement camp in Ituri province, where 30,000 people live and hundreds share a single toilet, as WHO officials acknowledge the outbreak is spreading into

June 12, 2026

by Health Desk

Soccer fans packed into a stadium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The World Cup Starts Tomorrow. The CDC Has Lost a Quarter of Its Staff.

The 2026 World Cup opens Thursday with 6.5 million fans converging on 16 cities — while measles has already surpassed 2,000 U.S. cases this year and the CDC has lost nearly a quarter of its workforce. Health experts call the

June 12, 2026

by Health Desk

Boxes of Zepbound, the Eli Lilly drug Shaquille O'Neal is promoting for obstructive sleep apnea

Shaq Says a Weight-Loss Drug Fixed His Sleep Apnea. He Is Also Being Paid to Say It.

Shaquille O'Neal says years of snoring and daytime exhaustion turned out to be obstructive sleep apnea,

MIT researcher wearing AR headset using the AR-VIU augmented reality ultrasound system developed at MIT Media Lab

MIT’s AR Headset Lets Beginners Read Ultrasounds Like Veteran Clinicians — But Experts Aren’t Ready to Switch

MIT researchers have built an augmented reality system that narrows the performance gap between ultrasound novices

Heart medication pills spilling from bottle on blue background

Most Statin Side Effect Warnings Are Wrong, a Major Study Found. Patients Are Quitting Anyway.

A landmark 2026 Lancet study of 150,000 patients found 62 of 66 statin side effects on drug labels are not caused by the medication. Millions are stopping life-saving drugs over phantom risks.

June 6, 2026

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President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi at the lenacapavir HIV prevention launch in Secunda, Mpumalanga, June 2026

South Africa Launches Lenacapavir Without Washington, Building a New Blueprint for African Medical Sovereignty

On the same day world leaders gathered at the UN for a High-Level Meeting on AIDS, South Africa launched lenacapavir in Secunda without a cent of US support — and that exclusion

June 6, 2026

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Medical staff in PPE carry a patient at an Ebola treatment centre in DRC's Ituri province, 2026

Ebola 2026 Is an Audit of Every Promise Made After 2014 — and the World Is Failing It

Twelve years after the 2014 West Africa Ebola crisis, the infrastructure built to prevent a repeat has been gutted. The 2026 Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC and Uganda is the result —

June 4, 2026

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Clare Din, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer after bleeding was dismissed as menopause

UK Woman’s Year of Bleeding Dismissed as Menopause. It Was Stage 4 Cervical Cancer.

Clare Din, 49, spent over a year having heavy bleeding misattributed to menopause. By the time she was diagnosed, she had stage 4 cervical cancer and nearly died.

June 3, 2026

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A doctor measuring a patient's waist circumference as an alternative to BMI for obesity diagnosis

The Scale Is Lying to You: Why Doctors Are Rethinking How We Define Obesity

For decades, the bathroom scale and a simple formula have determined who carries a disease diagnosis and who does not. A number, body weight divided by height squared, has driven clinical decisions,

June 2, 2026

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Google Verily Debug Project sterile mosquito infected with Wolbachia bacteria for disease control in California and Florida

Google Seeks EPA Approval to Release 32 Million Sterile Mosquitoes in California and Florida to Fight Deadly Diseases

When most people think of Google “debugging” something, they picture lines of broken software code. But the tech giant has something far more unconventional in mind: actual bugs. Google’s parent company, Alphabet

June 2, 2026

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Close-up of a blacklegged deer tick on a leaf during 2026 tick season surge

Tick Season 2026 Is the Worst in Nearly a Decade. Here Is What You Need to Know.

Something is different about this tick season. Emergency rooms from Maine to Minnesota are reporting one of the worst spring surges in nearly a decade, with doctors describing a pace that feels

June 2, 2026

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President Donald Trump departs Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in May 2026

Trump Declared ‘Excellent’ Health After Walter Reed Visit, but Doctors Say the Report Leaves Too Much Unsaid

The White House released a three-page memo declaring Trump fit for duty after his Walter Reed checkup, but independent physicians say the report fails to explain recurring hand bruises, ankle swelling, and

June 2, 2026

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Person experiencing a migraine headache holding their head in pain

Headache Disorders Affect 3.1 Billion People Worldwide: Here Is What Doctors Say You Must Know

Every morning, hundreds of millions of people wake up to a familiar and often dreaded sensation: the dull, pressing weight of a headache settling in before the day has even begun. Some

May 30, 2026

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Laboratory technologist in protective equipment at Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe Uganda during Ebola outbreak 2026

Ebola Closes a Border: Uganda Shuts Entry From Congo as Cases Near 1,200 and the US Scrambles to Keep the Virus Out

Uganda has sealed its border with Congo after Ebola cases crossed into the country, defying WHO guidance, as the Trump administration races to prevent the deadly Bundibugyo virus from reaching American soil.

May 28, 2026

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Ebola Reaches a 30,000-Person Displacement Camp in Congo. The WHO Says It Can’t See the Full Picture.

The World Cup Starts Tomorrow. The CDC Has Lost a Quarter of Its Staff.

Shaq Says a Weight-Loss Drug Fixed His Sleep Apnea. He Is Also Being Paid to Say It.

MIT’s AR Headset Lets Beginners Read Ultrasounds Like Veteran Clinicians — But Experts Aren’t Ready to Switch

Most Statin Side Effect Warnings Are Wrong, a Major Study Found. Patients Are Quitting Anyway.

South Africa Launches Lenacapavir Without Washington, Building a New Blueprint for African Medical Sovereignty

Ebola 2026 Is an Audit of Every Promise Made After 2014 — and the World Is Failing It

UK Woman’s Year of Bleeding Dismissed as Menopause. It Was Stage 4 Cervical Cancer.

The Scale Is Lying to You: Why Doctors Are Rethinking How We Define Obesity

Google Seeks EPA Approval to Release 32 Million Sterile Mosquitoes in California and Florida to Fight Deadly Diseases

Tick Season 2026 Is the Worst in Nearly a Decade. Here Is What You Need to Know.

Trump Declared ‘Excellent’ Health After Walter Reed Visit, but Doctors Say the Report Leaves Too Much Unsaid

Headache Disorders Affect 3.1 Billion People Worldwide: Here Is What Doctors Say You Must Know

Ebola Closes a Border: Uganda Shuts Entry From Congo as Cases Near 1,200 and the US Scrambles to Keep the Virus Out

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