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An epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus will continue to spread in the central African country of Congo at an “unprecedented speed” until every transmission chain is found and broken, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, said.
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World still ‘playing catch-up’ with Ebola virus epidemic in Congo: WHO chief

HQ Team August 19, 2026: An epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus will continue to spread in the central African country of Congo.

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AstraZeneca has stopped an end-phase trial for its experimental lung cancer drug, volrustomig, after data showed the combination therapy failed to outperform standard treatments for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
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AstraZeneca ends late-stage trial of drug to treat non-small cell cancer

HQ Team August 17, 2026: AstraZeneca has stopped an end-phase trial for its experimental lung cancer drug, volrustomig, after data showed the combination.

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An outbreak of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, which has no approved vaccines or treatments, has killed 2,325 people, becoming the deadliest in the central African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Ebola virus becomes deadliest outbreak in Congo, still ‘moving fast’

HQ Team August 17, 2026: An outbreak of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, which has no approved vaccines or treatments, has killed 2,325.

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Extracellular vesicles, or lipid particles released by human cells that cannot replicate, may serve as hidden reservoirs of the Covid-19 virus to contribute to their persistence and recurrence of the infection, a study finds.
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1 in 6 people rate bad primary care as “fine”, reveals 18-country survey

HQ Team July 24, 2026: Nearly one in six people surveyed across 18 countries rated a textbook case of poor primary care, including.

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Eli Lilly spent $3.8 billion on psychedelics. Here’s the reason why

HQ Team July 23, 2026: Eli Lilly, the pharma company behind weight-loss blockbusters Mounjaro and Zepbound recently agreed to buy AtaiBeckley, a psychedelic.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ drug to treat a rare and life-threatening genetic disease known as familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), according to a statement.
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Health benefits hype drive FDA to review 7 peptides and their sale

HQ Team July 23, 2026: Peptides, the short chains of amino acids that serve as the building blocks of proteins, are generating significant.

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Global health bodies in more than 100 nations are uniting to vaccinate children after COVID-19 waves severed supplies, shuttered clinics, and overburdened health services.
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US measles cases hit a 35-year high at 2,295

HQ Team July 22, 2026: The United States has recorded 2,295 measles cases,  the highest total in 35 years. The raw number is.

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Eli Lilly and Company will acquire SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc. for $1 billion to get access to an inhibitor that may cure chronic pain without using opioids.
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FDA updated drug labelling regulations guide (2026)

HQ Team July 21, 2026: Every prescription drug sold in the United States carries labelling that the FDA treats as a legal document,.

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US regulator, the FDA has approved Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s supplemental new drug application for treating chronic hepatitis B virus in paediatric patients six years of age and older.
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Scientists map 641 new schizophrenia genes using “Social Network” for DNA

HQ Team June 24,2026: Scientists have discovered 641 previously unknown genes linked to schizophrenia, using a revolutionary method that maps how genes “talk” to.

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The FDA has warned consumers against the use of fast-act rheum and UA-Block capsules used to treat inflammation and joint pains as it contains substances that raise blood sugar, heart attacks, and stroke.
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New procedure, GAE, halves knee pain in osteoarthritis patients

HQ Team June 23, 2026: A minimally invasive procedure that blocks the small blood vessels supplying an arthritic knee can reduce pain by.

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