Category: Health
WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization on Tuesday voiced concern about the "scale and speed" of an Ebola outbreak that...
WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there...
New deadly Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo
A new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Paediatrician in Germany charged with 130 cases of child sex abuse
A paediatrician in Germany has been charged with 130 cases of rape and other forms of sexual abuse...
Hantavirus most infectious as soon as symptoms appear — WHO
The hantavirus behind the deadly outbreak on a cruise ship is most infectious as soon as symptoms appear,...
WHO chief due in Canaries to coordinate hantavirus ship evacuation
The World Health Organization's chief is due in the Spanish island of Tenerife on Saturday to help coordinate...
WHO says now five confirmed cruise ship hantavirus cases
The World Health Organization said Thursday there were now five confirmed hantavirus cases from the Atlantic cruise ship...
World going too slow on eliminating hepatitis — WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said progress in eliminating hepatitis was too slow, with tools available to...
New drugs raise hopes of pancreatic cancer breakthrough
After decades of struggling to find a way to treat pancreatic cancer, researchers have developed several promising new...
DR Congo prison suffers deadly cholera outbreak
A cholera outbreak in a prison in western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed 11 inmates and...
