Today: October 06, 2026
Today: October 06, 2026

Public Health

Health|Science|World

What do we know about plague institute lab worker's death in Russia?

A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances on October 2,

Africa|Health|Science|World

Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after man dies in Nairobi

Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. 

Health|Science

Dozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection

Dozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection

Health|Science

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US

Pennsylvania has more than 1,000 measles cases this year, making it the largest state outbreak in decades

Health|Science|US|World

Trump says US will help Russia after Siberia plague institute death

US President Donald Trump on Monday at the White House told reporters that the United States will help Russia after a laboratory worker died at a plague research

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Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died

Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week

Health

Democratic lawmakers urge FAA not to drop rule requiring epinephrine on all flights

A group of Democratic lawmakers urged the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday not to relax a requirement that all US airlines keep epinephrine

Economy|Health|Science

Global health research makes America richer and healthier

US-funded research into the health of people abroad has large health and economic benefits for Americans.

Health|Science

5th measles-associated death reported in Pennsylvania, health officials say

5th measles-associated death reported in Pennsylvania, health officials say

Health|Science

Pennsylvania tallies a fifth death related to measles as outbreak approaches a thousand cases

Pennsylvania tallies a fifth death related to measles as outbreak approaches a thousand cases

Arts|Economy|Health|Science|World

Viruses run rampant across Havana as water, power fails

Cuban housewife Yuamilka Hechavarria was asleep last Tuesday when water rushed into the cistern of the crumbling tenement where she lives

Environment|Health|Science

California governor signs PFAS pesticide tracking bill

Pesticides containing toxic "forever chemicals" will now be tracked by the state of California, the country's largest producer of agricultural products. 

Health|Science|World

UN tries to build momentum on pandemic preparedness, but hits a speed bump

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.N. General Assembly’s leader and health officials are seeking to make sure that the lurking possibility of another worldwide disease emergency stays on the global agenda

Health|Science

CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendation process has been blown up in the past year, and decision-making has ground to a halt

Arts|Education|Opinion

Friendship is built over time, through ordinary moments – I teach lonely college students to notice them

Students in this course learn about the biology and sociology of friendship, but also put their studies to the test by going to eat a meal with a peer, and tracking their experience.

Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Crime|Entertainment|Europe|Finance|MidEast|US

Judge orders Texas to have air conditioning at all prisons by end of 2029

A federal judge has ordered Texas to install air conditioning in all of its prisons by the end of 2029, saying that inmates in lockups without it are being given punishments that violate their constitutional rights

Health|Science

Alcohol use has declined for the first time since Covid-19, with Gen Zers and millennials leading the charge

Alcohol use has declined for the first time since Covid-19, with Gen Zers and millennials leading the charge

Health|Science

What Philly can – and can’t – do to reduce the number of people killed in car crashes

Philadelphia has more fatal traffic accidents than other big US cities, and they’re concentrated in poor neighborhoods.

Health|Science

Possible measles exposure reported at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, health officials say

Possible measles exposure reported at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, health officials say

Health|Science|World

Ebola outbreak in Congo is still serious, African health body says

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is still serious, with data indicating gaps in infection prevention and control, Africa's top public health agency

Health|Science

US Senate panel sets hearing for Trump's FDA pick

The U.S. Senate health committee will hold a confirmation hearing next week for Dr.

Health

Fiji declares HIV a national crisis as diagnoses surge

Fiji has declared HIV a national crisis after new diagnoses climbed 27% last year, intensifying concern that an epidemic once concentrated among people who inject drugs

Health|Science

What a social media influencer turned surgeon general could mean for public health in the US

What a social media influencer turned surgeon general could mean for public health in the US

Health|Science|World

Ebola response making progress in Congo, but outbreak 'far from over,' WHO says

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there were encouraging signs measures to contain an Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo were gaining