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The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks demonstrate that the world is still vulnerable to rapidly spreading infectious diseases, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned on Saturday at the close of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva. more
US adds Atlanta, Houston to Ebola screening list ahead of World Cup

The United States government has expanded its Ebola screening protocol by adding two major airports — Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and George Bush Intercon ...

Global Ebola risk still low despite Congo outbreak surge: WHO

The World Health Organization has raised the public health risk level of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from “high” to “very high&rdq ...

Study says this simple daily food habit may help lower blood sugar naturally

– A secondary analysis of the landmark Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial (HAT) has found that daily consumption of fresh avocados significantly reduces dietary glycemic load (GL), a k ...

Ebola horror in DRC: Over 500 suspected cases as WHO sounds urgent alarm

The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr Anne Ancia, said there are more than 500 suspected Ebola cases, including around 130 s ...

Hantavirus strikes US: Colorado’s first death since 2024 raises alarm

The US state of Colorado has recorded its first death from Hantavirus since 2024, health officials confirmed, while clarifying that the case is not linked to the recent outbreak aboard th ...

Heatwave alert: Indian govt issues urgent health advisory as summer temperatures spike

In view of rising temperatures and prevailing heatwave conditions across several parts of the country, the Ayush Vertical under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), under th ...

UK on alert as 9 people linked to Hantavirus case sent to isolation

The United Kingdom on Monday confirmed that nine people scheduled to travel to Britain from the British Overseas Territories, after coming into contact with a person infected with hantavi ...

Global health alarm: WHO declares Ebola emergency across Congo and Uganda amid Hantavirus scare

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday declared the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern ...

Struggling to keep weight off? This 8,500-step trick might work

New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) and published in International Journal of Environmental Research ...