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The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever
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The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever

The World Health Organization said on Saturday the outbreak reached 3,605 cases

Ebola death toll continues to rise
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Ebola death toll continues to rise

The World Health Organization said this week that 80% of the confirmed cases are coming from unknown chains of transmission

Progress on maternal mortality is slowing
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Progress on maternal mortality is slowing

The global maternal mortality ratio stood at 197 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — nearly three times the WHO's target of fewer than 70 by 2030 — raising fears that global health targets are slipping out of reach.

The site of a destroyed drug rehabilitation hospital following a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 17, 2026.
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Pakistan hits drug rehab center in Kabul, Five female Iranian soccer players withdraw asylum claims, Meningitis outbreak in southeast England, Chinese national tries to smuggle ants out of Kenya

Graphic Truth: Measles spreads across the US
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Graphic Truth: Measles spreads across the US

​A girl is inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Miami, Florida, USA, on August 5, 2021.
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Florida seeks to lift vaccine mandate

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s plan to repeal childhood vaccine mandates in the state’s public schools has prompted further debate over shots, states’ rights, and medical freedoms.

The Ripple Effect: Investing in Life Sciences | Episode 1: Why life sciences are critical to national security | GZERO Blue Circle x Novartis
The Ripple Effect: Investing in Life Sciences

Why life sciences are critical to national security

What if the next virus isn’t natural, but deliberately engineered and used as a weapon? As geopolitical tensions rise and biological threats become more complex, health security and life sciences are emerging as critical pillars of national defense. In the premiere episode of “The Ripple Effect: Investing in Life Sciences”, leading experts explore the dual-use nature of biotechnology and the urgent need for international oversight, genetic attribution standards, and robust viral surveillance.

Graphic Truth: National Institutes for Health funding in peril
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Graphic Truth: National Institutes for Health funding in peril

The Trump administration wants to slash the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the US’ main medical research institution, by 40% for the next fiscal year.

The logo for Isomorphic Labs is displayed on a tablet in this illustration.
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Meet Isomorphic Labs, the Google spinoff that aims to cure you

Isomorphic Labs, which broke off from Google's DeepMind in 2021, raised $600 million from investors in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital on Monday.

​Tulsi Gabbard hugs President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2025.
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Gabbard and RFK Jr. confirmed by US Senate

Despite opposition from Democrats and skepticism from some Republicans, the US Senate voted Monday to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence in a 52-48 vote. On Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary.