Shares of weight-loss drug makers plunge 25% as safety data spooks investors
Shares in weight-loss drug maker Zealand Pharma plunged as much as 26% on Monday after new data on its experimental…
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Untreated cancer and festering infections: Detained immigrants detail failures in medical care
As the current federal administration arrested increasing numbers of immigrants (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement held more than 75,000 in…
“We are catching up”: WHO chief talks about the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefed reporters in Geneva a day after returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he…
United States confirms second case of Texas screwworm
Cattle are grazed in a barn on June 5, 2026 in Dublin, Texas. Brandon Bell | fake images The United…
Gounder explains the details behind the headlines about Ebola, GLP-1 and Trump
Céline Gounder, public health editor-at-large at KFF Health News, discussed a recent study suggesting ultra-processed foods are linked to an…
Faith, fear and trust: the Democratic Republic of the Congo's fight against Ebola
The family carried out the burial themselves, potentially exposing dozens more people to the virus. The incident offers a stark…
AstraZeneca CEO says AI is changing drug development and helping increase chances of success
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot said artificial intelligence is helping drugmakers develop drugs faster and make smarter decisions throughout the research…
World news in brief: UN steps up Ebola response, refugees 'exiled' in Africa, political tensions rise in Somalia
In eastern DRC, UN agencies are supporting national health authorities through Ebola treatment centres, case management, surveillance efforts and delivery…
As Ebola outbreak widens, Trump has yet to outline a plan
Even as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo appears poised to become the largest on record,…
Trump's Medicaid work rules force states to scrap plans, rework systems
The Trump administration's implementation of a federal mandate that millions of Americans on Medicaid must work or risk losing health…