Congo Ebola Outbreak Spreading Faster Than Ever
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading at its fastest rate yet, eight months after it was first detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Each of the past two...
View ArticleTaiwan Doctor Finds Four Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eye
A Taiwanese woman was found by doctors to have four small sweat bees living inside her eye, the first such incident on the island. The 28-year-old woman, identified only as Ms He, was pulling out...
View ArticleChester Hospital Baby Deaths Probe: Nurse Lucy Letby Rearrested
A nurse has been rearrested by police investigating the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neo-natal unit. Lucy Letby was first arrested in July last year on suspicion of the...
View ArticleHow To Get Rid Of Mosquito Bites, According To An Expert
While you’ll probably remember to pack the bug spray for a trip to the woods, you might not remember it each time you hit up the park this summer. But fear not, we asked an expert how to get rid of...
View ArticleMeasles: Four European Nations Lose Eradication Status
Measles has returned to four European nations previously seen as free of the illness, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The disease is no longer considered eradicated in Albania, the...
View ArticleWoman Could Hear Her Own Heartbeat From Inside Her Ear
Karrie Aitkens was living a typical life as a mom in California. That is, until one day sounds from that normal, everyday life turned into sheer torture for the middle-aged mom. Aitkens woke up one...
View ArticleEbola: Attackers Kill Dr Congo Journalist Shining Light On Virus
A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed at his home. The army said unidentified attackers raided Papy Mumbere...
View ArticleU.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump
State and local governments across the United States have obtained about 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with the coronavirus, despite warnings from...
View ArticleMedics around the world face hostility over virus stigma
Dr. Dina Abdel-Salam watched in terror last month as scores of strangers gathered under the balcony of her aunt’s empty apartment in the Egyptian city of Ismailia, where she’d temporarily sheltered...
View ArticleDexamethasone – cheap, widely available can improve COVID-19 survival
Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized...
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