Health
WHO, partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for first time in response to mpox outbreak
'GHEC enhances the ability of many effective responders at national and regional levels to collaborate and ensure the success on ground in interrupting transmission and reducing suffering,' says executive director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Program
Germany detects 1st case of new mpox variant
Robert Koch Institute says patient contracted new mpox variant clade 1b abroad, does not see increased risk in country
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever spreading due to climate change
‘Deaths due to disease reported not only in our country but also in Russia, Iran, Greece, Bulgaria, and Spain,’ says Turkish professor
Doctors Without Borders 'temporarily suspends' activities in part of Burkina Faso due to escalating insecurity
'We need adequate security conditions to allow our teams to continue their mission and provide support to communities trapped by insecurity and violence,' says Moussa Ousman
WHO warns risk of cholera spread ‘very high’ in Lebanon
First confirmed case reported in area where population not vaccinated, says representative
Radical life extension for humans unlikely in 21st century: Study
Overall improvements in life expectancy have slowed since 1990, according to recent US study