Security
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Jul 10, 2026
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Ebola workers strike as CDC head says agency’s response will last months
To add to an already difficult public health crisis, some healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have gone on strike, saying they are fighting an Ebola virus in an outbreak with inadequate equipment and low wages . . .
Security
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Jul 9, 2026
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World must move faster on Ebola response for DR Congo: UN relief chief
The world must move faster to contain the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Thursday . . . “Any delay will be measured in Ebola deaths and in lives lost to the wider humanitarian consequences of this outbreak” . . .
Health
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Jul 9, 2026
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Six Years After the First COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines, Billions of Doses Clarify Their Protection and Rare Risks
Learn how mRNA vaccines work, why serious risks remain rare, and how the technology could be used beyond COVID-19.
Health
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Jul 6, 2026
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New CDC data suggests Houston and suburbs new COVID-19 hotspot
Houston is now roughly six years removed from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But recent data suggests COVID might be surging once again in the Bayou City.
Climate
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Jul 5, 2026
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Heat and severe storms damper July 4th celebrations, leave hundreds of thousands without power
While millions of Americans across the Northeast experienced record-setting temperatures, thunderstorms in the Midwest downed trees, ruptured power lines and made transportation treacherous.
Security
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Jul 5, 2026
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 400 deaths as virus reaches major city
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 400 people and continues to spread, with health authorities confirming a first case in the major city of Kisangani, hundreds of kilometres from the epidemic's epicentre in the northeast.
Health
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Jul 5, 2026
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WHO adds first diagnostic test for Ebola Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency Use Listing
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The test detects the virus by identifying its genetic material in blood samples, helping confirm infection rapidly and accurately.