DRC health ministry says mystery disease is ‘severe’ form of malaria

US urges Syrian rebels to form ‘inclusive’ government

The future of Syria and Gaza set to dominate Antony Blinken’s latest Middle East tour. Middle East crisis – live updates The US is mounting a fresh diplomatic effort in the Middle East, hoping ...

The Guardian - 5d

Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children

Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childen

ABC News - 6d

Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children

Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childen

ABC News - 6d

Mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed: authorities

Authorities say the mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria

ABC News - 6d

Biden says healthy women help US prosperity as he highlights White House initiative on their health

President Joe Biden says having healthy women is as important for the U.S. economy as it is for the women themselves

ABC News - 6d

Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed

Authorities say the mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria

ABC News - 6d

'Christmas lights' galaxy reveals how Universe formed

The galaxy resembling Christmas lights hanging in the cosmos has space scientists feeling festive

BBC News - 6d

An explosion in the Afghan capital has killed the Taliban refugee minister, Interior Ministry official says

ABC News - 6d

What is gene drive and how could it help in the fight against malaria?

The technology, which enables a gene to spread itself through a population, might prove a significant tool for disease prevention. Mosquitoes carry some of the world’s deadliest diseases, including ...

The Guardian - Dec. 11

Malaria cases rise for fifth year as disasters and resistance hamper control efforts

The disease killed 600,000 people amid 263m cases globally in 2023, says WHO, calling for nations to address funding shortfall. Malaria killed almost 600,000 people in 2023, as cases rose for the ...

The Guardian - Dec. 11

Some ‘mystery disease’ patients in DRC have malaria, WHO says

UN health body says patients could have more than one disease as unidentified illness continues to cause alarm. Ten patients suffering from a mystery disease that has broken out in the Democratic ...

The Guardian - Dec. 10

Mysterious illness, dubbed "disease X," has killed dozens in Congo, WHO says

The WHO says 406 cases of the disease have been recorded and that more than half of those who died were children younger than 5.

CBS News - Dec. 9

More Americans say health care is government responsibility: Gallup

Sixty-two percent of Americans say it’s the federal government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health care coverage, a survey from Gallup found. The figure is the highest it’s been in more ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

South Korea’s Justice Ministry says President Yoon has been placed under a travel ban for investigation of martial law

ABC News - Dec. 9

Trump names several picks for State Department roles

President-elect Trump named several high-level picks for the State Department on Sunday. In several posts on Truth Social, Trump shared the new positions to work under his nominated Secretary of ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

Ancelotti: In-form Bellingham is 'back' for Madrid

Carlo Ancelotti said Jude Bellingham is "back" after the Real Madrid star scored his fifth goal in five LaLiga games in their 3-0 win at Girona.

ESPN - Dec. 8

Trump says he still has ‘concepts of a plan’ for health care

President-elect Donald Trump defends his handling of the Affordable Care Act in his first White House term during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.

NBC News - Dec. 8

Allianz pauses talks with Amundi to form €2.8tn asset management giant

German and French groups could not find common ground on structure or who would control enlarged firm

Financial Times - Dec. 7

A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert

The WHO has sent epidemiologists to the country to uncover the cause of the illness, which has killed more than 70 people, half of them children.

Wired - Dec. 6

Hegseth submitting forms for FBI background check

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, is submitting to an FBI background check as he continues to face allegations of inappropriate workplace behavior, ...

CBS News - Dec. 6

Women's health research needs funding boost, report says

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Women's health research needs funding boost, report says Roughly 9 percent of the National Institutes of ...

The Hill - Dec. 5

Congo government says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

Congo’s health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people

ABC News - Dec. 5

Congo government says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

Congo’s health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people

ABC News - Dec. 5

How will Trump handle immigrants carrying communicable diseases?

Current law makes immigrants inadmissible if they have one of the diseases that the secretary of Health and Human Services has determined to be “a communicable disease of public health significance.”

The Hill - Dec. 5

How Tulsi Gabbard formed her controversial views on Russia, ex-aides say

Former aides of Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, say her views on Russia may have been shaped by consuming Kremlin propaganda.

ABC News - Dec. 5

Congo investigating mystery flu-like disease that's killed at least 71

Congo's health minister says the government is "on general alert" over an unidentified disease that's killed dozens of people, about half of whom were children.

CBS News - Dec. 5

Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, Palestinian health official says

Israel launched a series of airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday, according to a Palestinian health official. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Scientists close to solving mystery of how universe's giant galaxies formed

‘Cosmic collisions’ 12bn years ago could be key to understanding formation, say researchers. Galaxies crashing together 12bn years ago could have caused the universe’s biggest galaxies to form, ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Mysterious illness in Congo has killed dozens of people, health authorities report

A mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to health officials.

NBC News - Dec. 4

Unknown flu-like disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo

Authorities say those infected have symptoms including headaches, fever and a runny nose.

BBC News - Dec. 4

South Korean defense ministry says martial law will remain in place until president lifts decree

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, saying the decree would protect the country from what he called "anti-state groups" and "threats of North Korea's communist forces." NBC ...

NBC News - Dec. 3