🇦🇫 Africa
Invasive Mosquito Sparks Malaria Fears Across Africa
A mosquito species not native to Africa is now spreading across the continent, and health officials are worrie
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🇺🇸 United States
Mold Illness Risk May Be Far Worse Than Experts Thought
A new study suggests that the health threat posed by indoor mold may be far more serious than most people real
🇺🇸 United States
Swapping a Gas Stove May Work as Well as Asthma Medication
Swapping out a gas stove could ease asthma symptoms as effectively as some medications, according to a new ana
🇺🇸 United States
Road noise linked to higher Parkinson's risk in large US study
Living near a busy road for years may do more than disturb your sleep. A large new study suggests that prolong
🇦🇺 Australia
Global antibiotic resistance surge leaves children like Harry vulnerable
A 13-year-old Australian boy named Harry Booth has spent much of the winter shuttling between home and hospita
🇰🇪 Kenya
Kenyan Police Raid Illegal Clinic, Find Fake Doctor Treating Patients
A man with no medical training was running a clinic in Nairobi, Kenya, treating patients as if he were a licen
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ebola treatment trial in DRC enrolls first patients in record six weeks
The first patients have been enrolled in a treatment trial for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
🇺🇸 United States
Catnip lotion matches Deet in repelling mosquitoes, study shows
A common herb that makes cats go wild may also keep mosquitoes away just as well as the gold standard chemical
🇺🇸 United States
Air Pollution Linked to Childhood Obesity Through Impulse Control
Babies who breathe in more of a common neurotoxin during their first year of life are more likely to struggle
🇺🇬 Uganda
WHO Approves First Test for Rare Bundibugyo Virus
The World Health Organization has placed the first molecular test for the Bundibugyo virus on its Emergency Us
🇺🇸 United States
Sitting 30 Minutes Straight Raises Cancer Death Risk, Study Finds
A new study has found that sitting for more than 30 minutes without getting up is linked to a higher risk of d
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Many Over 40s With Obesity Have Normal Cholesterol and Blood Pressure
A surprising new study has found that many people over the age of 40 who are classified as obese have choleste
🇪🇺 European Union
EU-Approved Pesticide Linked to Brain Development Risks
A pesticide currently approved for use across the European Union has been linked to potential effects on brain
🇫🇷 France
France Confirms First Ebola Case in Doctor Returning from DRC
France has recorded its first ever case of Ebola. The patient is a doctor who recently returned from the Democ
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
At 84, a Congolese doctor still fights Ebola on the front lines
The oldest person on the front lines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's latest Ebola outbreak is not a
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
A Machine in a Mining Town That Cut Ebola Diagnosis From Days to One Hour
In a makeshift laboratory at the Mongbwalu general referral hospital, deep in a mining settlement in northeast
🇿🇦 South Africa
South Africa Rolls Out Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Injection
South Africa has become one of the first countries in the world to offer a new HIV prevention injection that w
