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Health warning as chikungunya cases detected among returning travellers

Chikungunya is a virus spread by mosquito bites, the symptoms of which include a sudden fever and joint pain

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Officials urge caution on mosquito bites abroad amid rise in chikungunya cases

The first cases of oropouche virus, all of which were linked to travel to Brazil, have also been reported in the UK.

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025

CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren't surprised

Gunfire aimed at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccines is the latest in a string of violence and harassment directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Could cats one day help scientists find new treatments for dementia?

Cats develop dementia similarly to humans, a finding that could support efforts to develop new treatments for both human and feline dementia, the researchers said.

Euronews · Aug 13, 2025

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Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025

Extreme heat is a growing public health emergency, experts warn

Experts warn extreme weather is a growing public health emergency, urging urgent action to protect vulnerable populations and strengthen health systems amid rising heat-related deaths and disease outbreaks.

Euronews · Aug 13, 2025

CDC Shooting Linked To Suspect's COVID-19 Vaccine Beliefs, Former Staff Blame RFK Jr. Hostility Toward Agency

A group of former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees are blaming HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for vilifying the agency’s workforce through “his continuous lies about science and vaccine safety, which have fueled a climate of hostility and mistrust."

Benzinga · Aug 12, 2025

Hunger, disease and no escape: Gaza aid worker’s account of life under siege

With hunger and disease spreading across Gaza and hospitals short of crucial supplies, an aid worker in Gaza City has told RFI of life under siege – describing how families are packed into shrinking safe zones, queuing for water for hours and struggling to find food and medicine as the…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 12, 2025

What is a colonoscopy and should I get one?

Rates of colorectal cancer have risen in those under 50. Here’s what to know about screening in the US

The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025

CDC shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Georgia investigators say

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the man who fired more than 180 shots at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing a police officer

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025