Health
A groundbreaking discovery reveals that a scarce inherited genetic mutation can increase an individual’s likelihood of developing lung cancer by approximately 25 times overall, and by about 60 times among those who have never smoked, according to a pivotal study
– India’s drug regulator has issued a public health warning regarding two whitening creams imported from Pakistan after testing revealed high levels of heavy metals. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation identified Goree Beauty Cream and Chandni Whitening Cream in
– The World Health Organization reports that Ebola transmission is decreasing in several severely affected regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This positive trend is most apparent in parts of Ituri province, which remains the epicenter of the outbreak.
– Results from early testing have revealed Legionella DNA in a cooling tower at Yankee Stadium, as New York City continues its investigation into a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in the South Bronx. As of Tuesday night, the city
– The World Health Organization has urged a significant scaling up of the Ebola response within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, health teams are still unable to trace every transmission chain. As of
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have begun an targeted Ebola immunization campaign in Kisangani, the administrative center of Tshopo Province, aiming to contain the country’s most severe outbreak of the virus to date. Frontline healthcare workers, emergency
– The European Commission has committed to purchasing €2.1 million worth of PCR tests to support the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. These versatile, open-platform tests are intended to enhance infection detection capabilities and bolster laboratory infrastructure amid the crisis. This
– As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to intensify, the country has been allocated 70,000 Ervebo Ebola vaccine doses. The outbreak has led to a total of 5,208 confirmed cases and 2,476 fatalities reported
