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Ebola day 100: why this outbreak could become the deadliest in history – video explainer
More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the first case of this epidemic was recorded in Ma
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Finland tried to end homelessness. What can we learn from its runaway success – and recent failures?
The Housing First policy led to the number of homeless people in Finland dropping by half. Those with firsthand experience explain why it wo
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How the deadliest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak can be stopped
The priorities are clear: reach every affected area, protect frontline workers, and turn commitments into action.
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The desperate race to contain Ebola in DR Congo as deadly outbreak reaches 100 days
The death toll has accelerated sharply, with roughly half of the more than 2,500 deaths recorded in the past 20 days – with the threat fuell
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Cyclosporiasis latest: Explosive diarrhea outbreak cases rise to more than 27,000 across 47 states
There are now 27,000 cases of the parasitic infection reported across the country
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Map: Sprouts Recalled After Rare Double-Outbreak Hits 15 States
At least 55 people have fallen ill, with four hospitalized, after eating alfalfa sprouts linked to the outbreak.
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DR Congo receives Ebola vaccines in face of 'exponential' outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of an Ebola vaccine, as authorities step up efforts against the ongoing
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Ebola continues to spread in the DRC as 16,000 vaccine doses arrive
Health authorities are warning that ‘approximately one person has been dying from Ebola every thirty minutes’.
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Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine amid unprecedented outbreak
Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country grapples with the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, the coun
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More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DR Congo
The doses are the first of 70,000 allocated for Kinshasa as experts warn of the virus's exponential spread.
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Ebola epidemic in DR Congo is spreading 18 times faster than deadliest outbreak on record
More than 2,500 people have already died in the Ebola epidemic currently gripping the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN coordinator for t
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The 'hidden gem' offering a place to grow, connect and heal
Annadale Community Garden Group is one of four groups or individuals in the running for this year's Make a Difference Awards NI.
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'I'm not ashamed' - Ellison on mental health and playing at 47
Striker Kevin Ellison, who once signed for Premier League Leicester City, opens up about playing at 47 - and why it's important to talk abou
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How to think about this summer's slate of food safety recalls
NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Don Schaffner, a food microbiology specialist and distinguished professor at Rutgers University, about thi
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Salmonella and E. coli outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts spreads to 15 states, officials say
On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the agency is aware of 55 cases nationally, including four people who ha
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Trump administration asking public comment on vaccine recommendations
Asking people to weigh in on adoption of different categories in move that will sow confusion and create access challenges, say expertsThe T
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A New Personalized Cancer Vaccine Could Keep Skin Cancer From Coming Back, Drugmakers Say
The results, announced this week by Moderna and Merck, could pave the way for a new generation of treatments tailored to individual tumors
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Taylor Farms lettuce that sparked explosive diarrhea outbreak may have been shipped to 7 more states
There are now 27,000 cases of the parasitic infection reported across the country
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2,500 dead and rising: UN says DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially'
The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing "exponentially", with more than 2,500 deaths recorded and half of t
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Ditch the giant handbag, don’t overdo the botox and 16 other ways to extend your ‘hotspan’
If ‘lifespan’ is the time you’re alive and ‘healthspan’ the years you’re disease-free, then ‘hotspan’ is the period you’re attractive and vi
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Ebola vaccine trial to start in DR Congo as warning issued over speed of infections
About half of the 2,500 recorded deaths from Ebola happened in the last 20 days, the WHO says.
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Ebola outbreak ‘growing faster, wider’ as DRC death toll passes 2,500: UN
Epidemic remains out of control amid DR Congo conflict, funding shortages and attacks on health workers and facilities
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo growing 'exponentially' as death toll passes 2,500
More than half of the 2,500-plus deaths from DR Congo's Ebola outbreak have occurred within the past 20 days alone, as the virus spreads fas
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More than 2,500 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak, UN says
More than 2,500 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a UN coordinator who says i
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