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World Health Assembly opens in Geneva, Switzerland
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (394+ words) The Seventy-ninth'session of the World Health Assembly (WHA79) opened in Geneva, Switzerland today, with the election of Dr V'ctor El'as Atallah Lajam of the Dominican Republic as the President of the Health Assembly. The elected Vice-Presidents'are Dr Mohamed Ali Al-Ghouj of…...
Traditional Medicine at the Nexus of Climate, Biodiversity, and Land Restoration (Rio Conventions)
24+ min ago (123+ words) This side event aims to elevate the role of Traditional medicine and Indigenous knowledge at the intersection of the Rio Conventions, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Convention on Biological Diversity by…...
Canadian hantavirus case confirmed by national laboratory test
16+ min ago (281+ words) The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu) Laboratory testing has confirmed the...
PBS News Hour | Doctor who survived Ebola shares concerns about new outbreak | Season 2026
11+ min ago (1575+ words) Doctor who survived Ebola shares concerns about latest outbreak in Central Africa Clip: 5/18/2026 | 7m 5s Video has Closed Captions | CC Health officials are racing to contain a rapidly expanding outbreak of Ebola in Africa. At least 116 suspected deaths and more than 300 other…...
Faith, fear and Ebola in Uganda
45+ min ago (1667+ words) How new Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo forced'Uganda to halt its biggest religious gathering Some crossed through official border points. Others slipped through the countless informal crossings that stitch together eastern Congo and western Uganda in a frontier where commerce,…...
Health workers race to contain Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (158+ words) The Japan Times Health workers race to contain Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo " Medical personnel were rushing on Monday to the frontlines of a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where an American…...
Japan supplies antiviral drug to U. K. in response to hantavirus
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (123+ words) The Japan Times Japan supplies antiviral drug to U. K. in response to hantavirus The Japanese government has supplied antiviral drug favipiravir from its stockpiles to Britain in response to a hantavirus outbreak, health minister Kenichiro Ueno said Monday. The U. K. Health Security…...
A broader approach to treating long COVID
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (308+ words) Your Online Practice Partner Chris Meletis May 18, 2026 Long COVID is a chronic condition that develops after infection with the SARS-Co V-2 coronavirus. An estimated 10%-20% of COVID-19 survivors across all severity levels are impacted by long COVID. 2 Long COVID is defined as…...
DR Congo racing to contain deadly Ebola outbreak | Watch News Videos Online
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (33+ words) DR Congo racing to contain deadly Ebola outbreak Global News Go Back Close Local Add Global News to Home Screen Close DR Congo racing to contain deadly Ebola outbreak Report a Video Issue...
Jakarta On Alert: Health Officials Monitor Hantavirus Cases And Urge Rodent-Safe Hygiene - Best Breaking News and Beyond: Singapore, Batam and some say JB
56+ min ago (18+ words) Three confirmed infections and six suspects of Hantavirus under close watch as DKI steps up early-warning measures....