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Greece is facing a sharp surge in West Nile virus infections during the 2026 transmission season, with 232 total locally acquired cases and 19 related deaths recorded by late August, according to the National Public Health Organisation (EODY) and reports covered by Tovima. Surge in Infections Across the 2026 Transmission Season Health officials registered 75 … Read more
Unprecedented Scale and the Lack of Approved Treatments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Declared on May 15, 2026, the current crisis stands apart from past flare-ups because the specific strain involved lacks approved vaccines or treatments, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This clinical vacuum amplifies the danger as transmission persists across … Read more
UTHealth Houston Firefighter Cancer Risk Study Reveals Immediate Blood and Urine Biomarker Changes New research from UTHealth Houston demonstrates that firefighters experience measurable biological alterations in their blood and urine within 24 hours of battling a blaze. Published in Environment & Health and led by Jooyeon Hwang, PhD, the findings identify early molecular shifts that … Read more
More than 7 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s dementia, a figure projected to approach 13 million by 2050, according to Science Daily.
New scientific findings from researchers at UC Berkeley point to a dual-action molecular compound called TOFA as a potential breakthrough for treating obesity and metabolic disorders like diabetes, offering a metabolic boost that preserves lean muscle mass unlike widely used GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy. How TOFA Targets Energy Expenditure Differently Than GLP-1s … Read more
Steatotic Liver Disease Sits on a Spectrum Younossi and colleagues. For patients, this means shifting life habits and underlying cardiometabolic risks can continuously alter where they land on the diagnostic spectrum over time. Overlapping Metabolic Risks and Alcohol Exposure Drive SLD Progression Clinical data show that conditions like obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, … Read more
Congo has received 16,250 doses of the Ervebo vaccine at N’djili International Airport in Kinshasa to combat the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, according to the country’s health minister, as part of an initial shipment toward a broader rollout of 70,000 expected doses announced by the World Health Organization and partners. Arrival of Ervebo Doses … Read more
The Philippine Department of Health launched a nationwide measles and rubella immunisation campaign in August 2026, which quickly encountered a wave of viral misinformation on social media falsely labeling the immunizations as toxic biweapons. According to reports from AFP and Yahoo News, health authorities and independent experts have forcefully debunked these claims, emphasizing the overwhelming … Read more
According to an international study published in BMJ Open in 2026, two decades of global tobacco control efforts have failed to ensure smokers fully understand that smoking and second-hand smoke cause heart attacks and strokes. Researchers analyzed data from more than 240,000 adult smokers across 46 countries between 2002 and 2022, revealing a persistent knowledge … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved mFLUSIVA, manufactured by Moderna, as the first messenger RNA flu vaccine for adults aged 50 and older ahead of the 2026–2027 flu season. While the shot earned standard approval for individuals 50 to 64, it secured accelerated clearance for those 65 and older pending further data. FDA … Read more