Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spread
The Ebola outbreak has now spread to four countries across eastern, central and western Africa.
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Pope Leo needs no further treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.
Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say
The Bundibugyo strain outbreak is the DR Congo’s deadliest ever and has now reached West Africa for the first time.
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CDC reports third measles death in the United States this year
The death was added to the federal tally, as the US records more than 4,400 measles cases nationwide.
Nigeria confirms first Ebola case amid concerns about continental spread
Nigeria’s Health Ministry says a woman who arrived on a flight from Uganda tested positive.
Yemen’s Taiz faces deadly siege, as Shabwah death toll rises
Government forces launch major offensives across multiple Yemeni front lines as a tightening blockade threatens Taiz.
Yemen’s critically ill are trapped as war closes the country’s airports
A re-ignition of Yemen’s war has left the chronically sick who need treatment trapped in the country.
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‘Deliberate’ car ramming of Australian MP an isolated incident, police say
A 43-year-old man accused of deliberately hitting Helen Haines outside her office is in police custody.
Trump signs order launching women’s health division at NIH, White House
First Lady Melania Trump has championed the executive action as a ‘transformative moment’ for US women’s health.
Inside Gaza’s hospital horrorThis article will be opened in a new browser window
Three years of shortages and impossible choices: doctors who worked in Gaza compare its hospitals with what they need.
Pope greeted by crowds in first major appearance since lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo pledges a gradual return to duties in an address to the Catholic faithful in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
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