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Ebola Reaches West Africa for the 1st Time in a Decade — What Happens Now?

Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in Abuja on Oct. 20. Here's what it means as the world's fastest-growing outbreak spreads.

Latin Times · 8h ago

6 Tests in Full Body Packages That Rarely Change Your Treatment

The appeal of a full body health package is easy to understand. One appointment, one bill, a printout that says you are fine. But the tests inside these packages are not all equal, and some have a weak record of prompting any change in treatment for people who had no…

Times Life · Oct 22

7 Ramlila Ground Health Risks That Have Nothing to Do With the Food Stalls

The Smoke Is Not Just AtmosphereThe effigy fire at a large Ramlila ground can release particulate matter at levels comparable to a moderate industrial event. Burning bamboo, cloth, paper mache, and chemical-based paints produce fine particles, PM2.5 and coarser PM10, that travel deep into the lungs. People with asthma, chronic…

Times Life · Oct 19

US Congressman Dismisses Russian Plague Fears, Says Americans Have 'A Lot More to Worry About'

Republican Congressman Andy Harris has downplayed concerns about a suspected plague case in Siberia, while the WHO says the wider risk remains low and the death is unconfirmed.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

'They Let Her Die': Mother of Russian Lab Worker Speaks Out Over Daughter's Mysterious Death

Svetlana Shipilova says her daughter was not saved and is still waiting for Russia's official document on the cause of her death

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

The rock critic who preferred pop

Nik Cohn’s new book "Corner Boy" reveals the godfather of rock criticism as music’s contrarian

Salon · Oct 8

Andy Burnham responds to reports of death from the plague in Russia

Andy Burnham has said he would be monitoring the situation closely amid reports a woman died fom the plague in Russia

The National (Scotland) · Oct 8

WHO Demands Vladimir Putin Share Information Regarding Suspected Outbreak of the Black Death Plague

The WHO is seeking information from Russia after a laboratory worker in Irkutsk died of severe pneumonia, amid unconfirmed reports of plague exposure and a second case.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

Russia's Siberian Plague Death: 197 Quarantined, WHO Watching, World Demanding Answers

A Siberian lab worker died of suspected pneumonic plague in October 2026, triggering a 197-person quarantine and international demands that Russia come clean.

Latin Times · Oct 8

The disease that once ravaged Europe still exists: could plague return to Spain?

The death of a scientist in Russia has reignited fears of plague. Spain has seen no local cases for decades, yet the disease persists elsewhere. How real is the risk in Europe?

Euronews · Oct 8