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United States to fund Ebola clinics as aid cuts blamed for spread of virus

Ebola cases continued to rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday as the United States pledged to fund up to 50 treatment clinics and aid groups blamed earlier US funding cuts for weakening disease surveillance in the region.

Radio France Internationale

Pictor and Disease Research Limited Formalise Collaboration to Advance Johne's Disease Monitoring Across New Zealand

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pictor, a global targeted proteomics platform company founded in New Zealand, today announced it has formalised a collaboration with Disease Research Limited (DRL), a leading New Zealand veterinary diagnostic laboratory based at Invermay Research Centre in Mosgiel, Dunedin. The collaboration formalises an…

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How employers can support workers when they take medical leave

Car crash. Cancer diagnosis. Mental health crisis. Autoimmune disease flareup.

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Vaccine to tackle Ebola outbreak will take six to nine months, says WHO

The response to the current wave of the disease, which has caused 139 deaths in central Africa to date, has been hampered by security concerns

The Guardian - UK

Australia struggles to contain worst diphtheria outbreak in decades after over 220 cases reported

Health authorities say almost all cases involve Indigenous Australians

The Independent UK

Ebola returns: How this outbreak is different from before

A concerning outbreak of a unique Bundibugyo Ebola strain has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with reports of cases now reaching Uganda. In the absence of an effective vaccine or treatment, public health leaders are mobilizing international efforts to combat the crisis.

The Times of India

FED:'Concerning outbreak': respiratory disease cases rising

Case numbers in one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks are climbing, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joining the call for people to get vaccinated.

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RL:'Can't believe it': Souths star suffering from MND

Jai Arrow's decade-long NRL career has come to an end after the South Sydney forward was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

AAP

Jai Arrow drops NRL retirement bombshell after motor neurone disease diagnosis

Rugby league representative player Jai Arrow has retired from the NRL following a shock medical diagnosis of MND

The Guardian - AU

RL:Souths hardman retires due to MND diagnosis

Jai Arrow's decade-long NRL career has come to an end after the South Sydney forward was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

AAP

'Can't believe it': Souths star suffering from MND

Jai Arrow's decade-long NRL career has come to an end after the South Sydney forward was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

AAP

Aura Biosciences Highlights Bel-Sar Eye Cancer Strategy, Mid-Year Bladder Data

Aura Biosciences (NASDAQ:AURA) executives outlined the company’s strategy for its lead candidate bel-sar during a session at the H.C. Wainwright Connect Conference, emphasizing ocular oncology as the company’s initial development focus while also discussing ongoing work in non-muscle invasive bladde

MarketBeat

This Woman Detected Her Husband’s Illness More Than a Decade Before Doctors Did—How It Could Change Medicine

Most people would never imagine that a human nose could help reshape the future of medicine. But one woman’s extraordinary sense of smell may eventually...

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MAHA’s latest conspiracy? Blaming Bill Gates for spike in tick bites

The number of tick-related visits to emergency rooms has hit the highest level in the U.S. in nearly a decade

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Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts

US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda

The Economic Times

What is ALS? 90 Day Fiancé star Jenny Slatten reveals emotional diagnosis update with husband Sumit Singh

Jenny Slatten, known for 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, has revealed that she has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Jenny shared the news alongside her husband, Sumit Singh, explaining that the diagnosis came after months of troubling symptoms, including difficulty swallowing and changes in speech. The couple initially…

MarketBeat

Agios Pharmaceuticals Touts Strong AQVESME Launch as Sickle Cell Filing Advances

Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO) executives said the company is focused on advancing mitapivat across rare hematologic diseases, highlighting early launch traction in thalassemia and a recently submitted supplemental new drug application for sickle cell disease during a presentation at the 2026 R

MarketBeat

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Spotlights Alzheimer’s Psychosis Pipeline, NUPLAZID and DAYBUE Growth

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACAD) executives used an RBC Capital Markets investor session to outline the company’s clinical rationale for remlifanserin in Alzheimer’s disease psychosis, provide updates on commercial trends for NUPLAZID and DAYBUE, and discuss selected pipeline and business develo

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Forget blood tests, your cell's sugar coat may be the earliest cancer signal we have ever found

A new study shows that over 90% of cancer cases begin with subtle cellular changes before symptoms appear. Scientists now highlight hidden sugar patterns on human cells cancer early detection as a powerful breakthrough in diagnostics. These microscopic glycocalyx sugar shifts act like biological signals of disease. Researchers say advanced…

The Guardian - UK

As WHO sounds alarm over Ebola in DRC, what can be learned from previous outbreaks?

Conflict, mistrust and delayed detection could complicate response to emergency caused by Bundibugyo variant

AAP

Risen Pharma Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Clinical Trial of RP902 for Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer’s Disease

SHANGHAI, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risen Pharma, a clinical-stage biotech company focusing on the development and commercialization of high-need, patient-accessible therapeutics, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study in China of RP902, an oral small-molecule drug developed to address significant unmet medical needs in patients…

Medical Daily

Common Cleaning Solvent May Triple Risk of Serious Liver Disease

New study links common cleaning solvent PCE to a tripled risk of serious liver scarring, highlighting hidden household and workplace exposure and urging stricter safety and screening.

The Independent UK

Congo reports more Ebola cases as WHO expresses concern over scale and speed of the outbreak

The Congolese health ministry is reporting that there have been at least 131 deaths and over 500 suspected cases in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo

Bangkok Post

WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of Ebola outbreak

KINSHASA - The World Health Organization chief voiced concern on Tuesday about the “scale and speed” of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has killed an estimated 131 people.

France 24

Ebola deaths in DR Congo rise to at least 131, Rubio says WHO 'late' identifying outbreak

The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen sharply to at least 131 from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said, as the World Health Organization on Tuesday hosted an emergency committee meeting to address the crisis. US Secretary of State…

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