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US Loses Measles Elimination Status After 26 Years, CNN Reports

The US has lost measles elimination status after 26 years, CNN reports. The designation concerns sustained transmission, not the absence of all cases.

November 14, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle, shown in red.

US and Mexico face loss of measles elimination status as outbreaks spread

PAHO experts are reviewing whether sustained measles transmission has returned to the US and Mexico as outbreaks expose gaps in vaccination coverage.

November 13, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Peach-coloured tablets in blister packs resting on a red box labelled “STATIN,” with loose tablets in front.

Stopping Statins in Older Adults Raises Safety Questions in New Trial

The STREAM trial met its two-year statistical threshold, but more older adults assigned to stop statins

CDC infographic showing how H5N1 bird flu spreads between wild birds, poultry, mammals, and humans

Washington Bird Flu: Union Warns of Missed Dairy Worker Cases After Death

Washington has confirmed three dairy-linked human bird flu cases, including one death. United Farm Workers warns

A woman in a patterned dress holds a young child on a bed at a cholera treatment centre in South Kivu

Cholera Kills 86 in a Week in Congo as Ebola Toll Hits 4,381

Cholera killed 86 people in Congo in the week to September 28, up from 62, as suspected cases rose to 2,932, the World Health Organization said. An Ebola outbreak that has killed

October 14, 2026

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Health worker in a white protective suit, goggles and a teal mask during the Ebola response in Kenya

Kenya’s Second Ebola Case Was Quarantined; How the First Arrived Is Unclear

Kenya's second Ebola patient fell ill while already in quarantine, a sign tracing is working. How the first patient crossed three countries to reach Nairobi undetected is still unanswered.

October 14, 2026

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CVS to Pay $315 Million After Ex-Employee’s Opioid Whistleblower Suit

CVS will pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case over opioid and other controlled-substance prescriptions, in a whistleblower suit that began with former employee Hillary Estright. The claims are allegations

October 14, 2026

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A mother sits beside her child receiving care at the diarrhoea treatment centre in AlSadaqah Hospital, Aden

Yemen Cholera: Cases Triple in Three Weeks as War Displaces 200,000

Suspected cholera cases in Yemen tripled in three weeks as fighting displaced more than 200,000 people, the World Health Organization said. It has secured less than 14 percent of the $31 million

October 13, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV waves as he walks into Gemelli Hospital in Rome

Pope Leo XIV Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says After Successful Surgery

Surgeons removed the lower lobe of Pope Leo XIV's right lung, and the Vatican says tissue examined during the operation confirmed adenocarcinoma. The statement leaves open the stage, any further treatment and

October 13, 2026

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Health workers in white protective suits, goggles and masks prepare inside a tented Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Ituri province

Congo’s Ebola Count Passes 9,000 as Its Minister Says Spread Is Localizing

Congo's Ebola outbreak has passed 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths, weeks after the health minister called it increasingly localized. The strain has no approved vaccine or treatment, and a trial is

October 13, 2026

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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

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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

September 25, 2026

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UN Adopts Pandemic Declaration — Vaccine Equity Clause Still Missing

World leaders adopted a pandemic preparedness political declaration at the UN General Assembly on Thursday — but the PABS mechanism that would legally require pharmaceutical companies to share vaccines with low-income countries

September 25, 2026

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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 health facilities have closed, 45 clinics shut after USAID defunded them in May, and measles is

September 24, 2026

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US Loses Measles Elimination Status After 26 Years, CNN Reports

US and Mexico face loss of measles elimination status as outbreaks spread

Stopping Statins in Older Adults Raises Safety Questions in New Trial

Washington Bird Flu: Union Warns of Missed Dairy Worker Cases After Death

Cholera Kills 86 in a Week in Congo as Ebola Toll Hits 4,381

Kenya’s Second Ebola Case Was Quarantined; How the First Arrived Is Unclear

CVS to Pay $315 Million After Ex-Employee’s Opioid Whistleblower Suit

Yemen Cholera: Cases Triple in Three Weeks as War Displaces 200,000

Pope Leo XIV Has Lung Cancer, Vatican Says After Successful Surgery

Congo’s Ebola Count Passes 9,000 as Its Minister Says Spread Is Localizing

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

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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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