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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Kills Over 528 Children as WHO Warns of Immunization Emergency Health

Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Kills Over 528 Children as WHO Warns of Immunization Emergency

More than 60,000 suspected cases and 528 deaths, mostly children under five, mark Bangladesh's worst measles crisis in decades as vaccination campaigns struggle to contain the spread.

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MIT Scientists Discover Amino Acid That Triggers Intestinal Self-Repair Health

MIT Scientists Discover Amino Acid That Triggers Intestinal Self-Repair

Researchers at MIT have identified cysteine, an amino acid found in meat, dairy, and beans, as a powerful trigger for intestinal regeneration that could lead to new dietary therapies for cancer patients.

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GLP-1 Weight Loss Dramatically Lowers Risks of Sleep Apnea, Kidney Disease and Heart Failure Health

GLP-1 Weight Loss Dramatically Lowers Risks of Sleep Apnea, Kidney Disease and Heart Failure

A major study presented at the European Congress on Obesity found that patients achieving the greatest weight loss on GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy experienced substantially reduced risks of sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, and heart failure.

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American Doctor Evacuated to Germany After Testing Positive for Ebola in Congo Amid WHO Emergency Declaration Health

American Doctor Evacuated to Germany After Testing Positive for Ebola in Congo Amid WHO Emergency Declaration

Dr. Peter Stafford, a medical missionary, contracted the Bundibugyo ebolavirus while performing surgery in eastern Congo and has been transferred to a specialized treatment facility in Germany as the outbreak death toll surpasses 131.

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Kimchi Probiotic Helps Body Flush Microplastics, South Korean Study Finds Health

Kimchi Probiotic Helps Body Flush Microplastics, South Korean Study Finds

Scientists discovered a probiotic bacterium from kimchi that maintains 57% microplastic adsorption in gut conditions, helping mice excrete over twice the nanoplastics.

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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda a Global Health Emergency Health

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda a Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, citing more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths.

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Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius Cruise Ship Kills Three, Sparks Global Health Response Health

Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on MV Hondius Cruise Ship Kills Three, Sparks Global Health Response

An Andes hantavirus outbreak on the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship has killed three people and infected at least eight, prompting a global health response involving the CDC, ECDC, and WHO.

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WHO World Health Statistics 2026 Warns Global Health Progress Is Stalling and Reversing Health

WHO World Health Statistics 2026 Warns Global Health Progress Is Stalling and Reversing

The WHO World Health Statistics 2026 report reveals that global health progress is slowing and reversing in key areas, even as HIV infections and tropical diseases decline significantly.

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Four-Week Diet Change Makes Older Adults Biologically Younger, Muscle Strength Predicts Longevity Health

Four-Week Diet Change Makes Older Adults Biologically Younger, Muscle Strength Predicts Longevity

A University of Sydney study found that just four weeks of dietary changes can make older adults appear biologically younger, while a major study of over 5,000 women links simple muscle strength signs to longer life.

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17 Americans from MV Hondius Cruise Ship Arrive at Nebraska Biocontainment Facility After Hantavirus Outbreak Health

17 Americans from MV Hondius Cruise Ship Arrive at Nebraska Biocontainment Facility After Hantavirus Outbreak

Seventeen Americans evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship following a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived at the University of Nebraska Medical Center early Monday morning, as officials confirmed 10 total cases and three deaths linked to the Andes variant.

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Andes Virus Alarm on Cruise Ship Puts Five US States on Alert as New Research Links Eggs to Alzheimer Prevention Health

Andes Virus Alarm on Cruise Ship Puts Five US States on Alert as New Research Links Eggs to Alzheimer Prevention

Health authorities are monitoring passengers across five US states after the Andes hantavirus, the only strain capable of human-to-human transmission, was identified aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship now heading to Tenerife, Spain.

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Immunotherapy Before Surgery Keeps Colorectal Patients Cancer-Free While Meniscus Surgery Proven No Better Than Placebo Health

Immunotherapy Before Surgery Keeps Colorectal Patients Cancer-Free While Meniscus Surgery Proven No Better Than Placebo

A UK-led trial shows pembrolizumab before surgery eliminates cancer recurrence in specific colorectal patients, while a landmark 10-year study debunks meniscus trimming surgery as no more effective than a sham procedure.

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