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Ebola outbreak spreading faster than efforts to fight it: WHO

DR Congo Ebola epidemic becomes world’s second largest outbreak

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New report reveals consequences of Trump administration's HIV/AIDS funding cuts

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria increasingly leaving children vulnerable to common infections, global study finds

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria increasingly threaten children's health globally

Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds

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Ebola is not abating

Security threats and a complex viral strain are hindering efforts to contain a brutal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Up to 45% of dementia risk can be prevented, delayed: WHO

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Cancer cases worldwide will soar in the coming decades, a report finds. Here’s why.

A new global report warns of a significant surge in cancer cases worldwide over the coming decades.

Stories from the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak

Ebola treatments trial begins in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The WHO has launched the PARTNERS clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo to find the first effective treatments for the Bundibugyo virus.

WHO says Hantavirus outbreak linked to ship is over

The World Health Organization has officially declared the end of a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship.

Is Europe embracing air conditioning as deadly heat waves become more common?

Inside the gold-mining town where the Ebola outbreak likely started

WHO urges scale up of newborn screening to improve early detection and care of birth defects

Ebola cases in Congo reach highest first-month total of any outbreak, WHO says

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached a record first-month caseload, with cases now exceeding 1,000.