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Pennsylvania Measles Cases Near 800 as Hospitalizations Rise Health

Pennsylvania Measles Cases Near 800 as Hospitalizations Rise

Pennsylvania reported 792 measles cases and 155 hospitalizations as officials expanded vaccination clinics amid the largest U.S. state outbreak of 2026.

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WHO Says One in Six People With Chronic Diseases Suffers Preventable Harm in Care Health

WHO Says One in Six People With Chronic Diseases Suffers Preventable Harm in Care

WHO highlights avoidable harm in chronic disease care ahead of World Patient Safety Day, urging safer treatment and better coordination.

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UN Warns Congo Ebola Outbreak Remains Extensive Despite Local Progress Health

UN Warns Congo Ebola Outbreak Remains Extensive Despite Local Progress

WHO says it is too early to declare a peak in Congo’s Ebola outbreak as cases rise in North Kivu despite gains in Ituri.

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Bronx Legionnaires’ Cluster Reaches Ten Cases as Cooling Towers Face Cleanup Health

Bronx Legionnaires’ Cluster Reaches Ten Cases as Cooling Towers Face Cleanup

AP reports ten cases and one death in the South Bronx. Ten cooling towers require cleaning, but positive DNA tests do not identify the outbreak source.

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Pennsylvania Reports Third Measles-Related Death as Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases Health

Pennsylvania Reports Third Measles-Related Death as Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases

A county coroner reported a woman’s death from measles complications, as Pennsylvania reviews the case and expands vaccination access.

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WHO Links Tobacco Use to Higher Infertility Risk Health

WHO Links Tobacco Use to Higher Infertility Risk

WHO says smoking is associated with infertility in women, reproductive dysfunction in men and poorer outcomes from assisted fertility treatment.

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South-East Asia health ministers adopt Dili plan for specialist care Health

South-East Asia health ministers adopt Dili plan for specialist care

WHO South-East Asia ministers adopted a regional plan to improve access to specialist care in rural and underserved communities.

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Congo Ebola Burial Teams Strained as Outbreak Toll Nears 3,200 Health

Congo Ebola Burial Teams Strained as Outbreak Toll Nears 3,200

Safe-burial teams in eastern Congo face exhaustion and attacks as a fast-growing Ebola outbreak approaches 3,200 deaths.

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Bangladesh measles death toll nears 1,000 as outbreak persists Health

Bangladesh measles death toll nears 1,000 as outbreak persists

Bangladesh reported four more child deaths and 917 new confirmed or suspected measles infections, taking the combined toll since March to 991.

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New Zealand Authorizes Limited MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD Health

New Zealand Authorizes Limited MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD

New Zealand has authorized two psychiatrists to provide supervised MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to a limited group of adults with PTSD.

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Congo shifts to village-centered response as Ebola toll rises Health

Congo shifts to village-centered response as Ebola toll rises

Congo is moving to a village-centered Ebola response as cases reach 6,250 and gaps in tracing, treatment access and community trust persist.

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Global Mpox Vaccine Stockpile to Open for Outbreak Response Health

Global Mpox Vaccine Stockpile to Open for Outbreak Response

WHO and partners are launching a Gavi-funded global mpox vaccine reserve this month to speed equitable access during outbreaks.

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