What Is Marburg Virus, and How Worrying Is It? October 8, 2024 By Jennifer Rigby Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths....
Why Is Mpox an Emergency Again, and How Worried Should I Be? August 16, 2024 By Jennifer Rigby The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents...
Mutating Mpox Virus Poses Challenges to Containment Efforts August 16, 2024 By Janice Kew and Antony Sguazzin Changes in the mpox virus are just the latest challenge facing disease trackers trying to contain an outbreak of the...
WHO, Scientists Call for Urgent Action on Dangerous Mpox Strain June 26, 2024 By Jennifer Rigby The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as scientists...
Update: WHO Deems Aspartame Possible Carcinogen; Consumption Limits Unchanged July 14, 2023 By Jennifer Rigby The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to...
The Meds They Bought Were Toxic. Now Gambian Parents Seek Justice. July 14, 2023 By Edward McAllister Families of 20 Gambian children who died after consuming cough syrups made in India will take their government to court...
WHO Cancer Research Arm to Say Aspartame Sweetener a Possible Carcinogen: Sources June 30, 2023 By Jennifer Rigby and Richa Naidu One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a...
WHO Says Toxic Syrup Risk ‘Ongoing’, More Countries Hit June 20, 2023 There is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters, saying it...
Global Drugmakers Blast Plan for COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver March 16, 2022 Global drugmakers condemned on Wednesday an initiative by four World Trade Organization members to introduce an intellectual property waiver for...
Millions of Migrants Can’t Get COVID Vaccines Because of Drugmakers’ Liability Fears December 16, 2021 By Francesco Guarascio and Panu Wongcha-um BRUSSELS/BANGKOK – Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global program because some major manufacturers...