Surpassing 4,000 confirmed cases, the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the world’s second-largest on record. According to the Ministry of Health, health authorities are racing to contain the fastest-spreading epidemic of its kind while World Health Organization vaccine experts recommend full-scale human trials of the Ervebo vaccine … Read more
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to a $5.5 billion settlement to resolve tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging its talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer. The agreement, announced July 28, 2026, becomes final only if 95 percent of claimants in state and federal courts accept the terms. While this settles the U.S. litigation, … Read more
Up to 45% of global dementia risk could be prevented or delayed by addressing modifiable risk factors across a person’s lifespan, according to updated guidance released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 15 July 2026. By targeting lifestyle habits and chronic health conditions, the WHO aims to reduce the burden on the more than … Read more
India’s five-year breast cancer survival rate for women diagnosed between 2017 and 2021 is 65.7%, according to the first country-wise survival estimates published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Nature Medicine. This figure trails the global median of 77.8% and the 87.3% survival rate seen in high-income countries. The Survival Gap Between Income Levels … Read more
Researchers in eastern Congo have launched a clinical trial for two experimental Ebola treatments to combat the ongoing outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir and Mapp Biopharmaceutical’s MBP134, as the virus has already claimed 438 lives out of … Read more
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached 837 confirmed cases and 196 deaths, according to government data released June 16, 2026. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya warns the epidemic could surpass previous record-breaking outbreaks if contact tracing for 26,000 missing individuals is not immediately improved. Why is the DRC Ebola … Read more
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is managing a rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak with 710 confirmed cases and 149 deaths as of mid-June 2026, according to the country’s health ministry. While health authorities continue to scale up contact tracing and vaccination efforts, the government has officially denied rumors of a nationwide lockdown, citing no … Read more
Dr. Richard Lokudu, medical director of the Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital, is currently operating on the front lines of a deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern region of Congo. Despite his essential work treating patients in the Ituri province, Dr. Lokudu reports receiving almost no compensation for his efforts, highlighting the severe risks and … Read more
The Shifting Battleground: What the DRC Ebola Response Reveals About Future Outbreaks The recent surge of the Bundibugyo ebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) serves as a stark reminder of the volatility inherent in modern global health security. As WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted following his visit to the region, … Read more
The Invisible Threat: Why Early Detection Remains the Achilles’ Heel of Global Health When the World Health Organization (WHO) sounds the alarm on an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world listens. However, the reality on the ground often reveals a sobering truth: by the time an outbreak makes headlines, it … Read more