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What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola causing an outbreak in Congo

A rare Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Congo, with over 200 deaths, lacks specific treatments or vaccines, complicating response efforts. While potentially less lethal than other Ebola strains, its high mortality rate necessitates basic public health measures. Promising vaccine and therapy candidates are undergoing clinical trials.

The Economic Times

Why Men’s Preventive Health Deserves More Public Attention

Each year, more than 100 public health campaigns are launched or refreshed, with high-profile examples designed to broadcast warnings about maternal health, pediatric wellness, and seasonal influenza.

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Houston's Deadly Heat Season Is About to Begin — and the City's ERs Are Already Behind

Houston, Texas is entering what public health officials and climatologists predict will be another punishing summer — and the city's healthcare infrastructure is facing a heat-related illness burden that has grown by 329% in just six years.

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'Rhino Tranq' Is in the Drug Supply and Naloxone Won't Stop It: A Growing Overdose Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

When emergency medical teams respond to an overdose call, their most reliable tool has long been naloxone — a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioids and has saved hundreds of thousands of lives since the fentanyl crisis began.

Medical Daily

Death on a Plate: California's Deadliest Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in a Decade Is Still Not Over

What began as a cluster of hospitalizations in the Monterey Bay area last November has grown into the worst wild mushroom poisoning outbreak California has ever recorded — and it is far from finished.

Medical Daily

Rare Ebola Strain Border Panic Triggers Swift US Travel Bans Following Controversial Health Funding Cuts

The WHO declared an Ebola outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, prompting the US and other countries to impose travel restrictions

International Business Times UK

France to start covering cost of weight-loss drugs for obese patients

France's public health system will soon start to cover most of the cost of weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro for severely obese patients.

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Is Ebola Entering India? What You Must Know

One hospital quarantine in Bengaluru was enough to trigger fear across the country. After a woman returning from Uganda showed Ebola-like symptoms, panic spread rapidly online, with many wondering whether the deadly virus had finally reached India. Although her test later came back negative, the scare has pushed health authorities…

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Libs call for tough penalties for frontline worker assaults

There were 1000 physical violence incidents across the public health system in 25/26.

The Canberra Times

California Moves to Ban Quartz Countertop Fabrication to Combat Silicosis Epidemic

The incurable lung disease has killed 31 countertop workers and sickened 560, numbers that are expected to keep climbing while regulators draft emergency rules.

Capital & Main

Chronic Inflammation Linked to Half of All Deaths Worldwide—Advanced Blood Tests and Diets Are Fighting Back

Chronic inflammation is no longer viewed as a hidden side issue in medicine. Researchers now connect chronic inflammation to many of the world’s leading killers, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and chronic respiratory illness. Some estimates suggest inflammatory diseases contribute to roughly half of deaths worldwide, making this a…

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Los Angeles Declared a Historic Win Against Fentanyl. Eight People Are Still Dying Every Day. Here Is What the Data Is Really Saying.

LA County's 22% drop in overdose deaths in 2024 — the biggest single-year decline in its history — is being called a victory. But with nearly 2,500 people still dead in a single year, fentanyl still in 52% of all accidental overdose deaths, and a 1,652% long-term surge since 2016,…

Medical Daily

Bird Flu Found in the Tap Water You Flush Away: H5N1 Has Been Detected in Wastewater Across 10 Texas Cities — Including Houston

A landmark scientific finding that emerged from Texas's own universities — and that received far too little public attention — revealed that the H5N1 avian influenza virus was detected in the wastewater of 10 Texas cities simultaneously.

Medical Daily

Trump team plans to send Americans exposed to Ebola to Kenya instead of bringing them home for treatment: report

One expert has criticized the plans as a ‘dramatic abdication of what we owe our own’

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RFK Jr.'s CDC Turns to Unpaid Airport Volunteers for Ebola Screening After Gutting Its Trained Workforce

The CDC urgently seeks volunteer screeners at major US airports as the Ebola outbreak nears 1,000 cases, following workforce cuts that have depleted public health resources.

Medical Daily

Global Health Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Immunization Agenda 2030 at World Health Assembly

In response to these growing global concerns, the World Health Organization has reaffirmed its commitment to the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030). The resolution underscores the importance of vaccines and reiterates their role as one of the most effective, equitable, and cost-efficient tools in public health.

The Economic Times

Commercial slaughter of Mithuns banned in Arunachal' s Itanagar

The Itanagar Capital Region administration has banned the commercial slaughter of Mithuns. A fine of Rs 20,000 will be imposed for violations. Additionally, meat, fruit, and vegetable stalls along NH-415 are ordered to be removed within ten days. This action aims to ease traffic congestion and improve public health within…

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Deep-rooted inequalities are driving the latest diphtheria outbreak. But we can fix them

The current diphtheria outbreak – which has spread across four Australian states and possibly claimed one man’s life – may seem unexpected.

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'Happening at Scale': UK Doctors Compare Social Media Dangers to Smoking and Seatbelt Failures

UK medical leaders warn of social media's growing risks to children, urging stricter regulations. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges compares the issue to historic public health campaigns.

The Conversation

Planes, trains and pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19 about travel risks posed by hantavirus and Ebola

International travel volumes have now fully recovered from the downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the upcoming World Cup poised to drive a surge in Canadian tourism, recent hantavirus and Ebola virus outbreaks remind us of the need to effectively manage travel-related public health risks in a world on the…

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Los Angeles Measles Alert: Child Death Confirmed, School Vaccination Rates Drop, and Health Officials Warn the Worst May Still Be Ahead

Los Angeles County has become one of the most closely watched epicenters of the national measles outbreak — and for heartbreaking reason. Public health officials confirmed earlier this year that a child in Los Angeles County died from a measles-related complication, becoming one of only four measles-associated deaths recorded in…

Budget and the Bees

Environmental Exposures and Alzheimer’s: Government Focus on Hidden Risk Factors for Women

Growing research is changing how experts think about brain health, especially for women. Scientists have long focused on genetics, aging, and lifestyle when studying dementia, but attention is now shifting toward environmental exposures and Alzheimer’s. From air pollution to industrial chemicals, researchers are examining how everyday surroundings may quietly influence…

Medical Daily

Ebola Comes to Houston's Front Door: Bush Intercontinental Airport Begins Emergency Screening as Bundibugyo Strain Spreads Across Central Africa

Starting tonight at 11:59 PM EDT, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas, will begin receiving travelers who have been present in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan within the last 21 days, directing them toward enhanced federal health screening. The CDC expansion, announced Saturday…

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Which countries cut foreign aid the most in 2025, and who is now leading the way?

Countries around the world are cutting humanitarian aid budgets, reshaping the global response to public health emergencies and crises.

Medical Daily

Houston on High Alert as Texas Confirms First West Nile Neuroinvasive Case of 2026 — and Mosquito Season Is Just Getting Started

Texas health officials are sounding an early alarm this mosquito season. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has confirmed the state's first human case of West Nile virus for 2026 — and it's a severe one.

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