An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now over, Congolese health officials and the U.N.’s World Health Organization said on Monday, after the country went 42 consecutive days without recording a new case.
The outbreak, declared…
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WHO: Measles deaths dropped by 88% in past 25 years, but cases are surging
Since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated from the United States, measles-associated deaths worldwide have dropped by 88%, according to a report published late last week by the World Health Organization (WHO).
But in 2024, measles cases…
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Madonna Slams Trump for Rejecting World AIDS Day Recognition
Madonna is commemorating World AIDS Day and condemning Donald Trump‘s decision not to acknowledge the Dec. 1 date. In an Instagram post on Monday, the Queen of Pop slammed Trump as “ridiculous” and “unthinkable” for not highlighting…
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Study Will Assess Finerenone for Pediatric Patients With CKD
In an informational presentation at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2025, Pinaki Mukhopadhyay, MBBS, MD, described the FIONA study, designed to explore potential new treatments for children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and…
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National AIDS Memorial Marks World AIDS Day with Two Signature Events Highlighting the Power of Communities to Shape Progress in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS and Advance Health and Social Justice – Business Wire
- National AIDS Memorial Marks World AIDS Day with Two Signature Events Highlighting the Power of Communities to Shape Progress in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS and Advance Health and Social Justice Business Wire
- World AIDS Day 2025: Overcoming…
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Cuba says 33 have died of mosquito-borne illnesses as epidemic rages – Reuters
- Cuba says 33 have died of mosquito-borne illnesses as epidemic rages Reuters
- What is dengue? Infectious disease experts warn against travel to Cuba amid mosquito-borne illness outbreak CBS News
- The Health Crisis in Cuba Havana Times
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Insomnia combined with sleep apnea is associated with worse memory in older women – American Academy of Sleep Medicine | AASM
- Insomnia combined with sleep apnea is associated with worse memory in older women American Academy of Sleep Medicine | AASM
- When sleep fails, brain clearance suffers: the role of glymphatic impairment in clinical neurology springermedicine.com
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World AIDS Day: 10 things to know about AIDS in 2025
December 1 is World AIDS Day. First recognized in 1988, it is a day international communities take to remember those who have died from HIV/AIDS and to demonstrate continued support of ongoing efforts to address it.
This year, the United States…
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo over after 64 cases
World Bank/Vincent Tremeau/Flickr cc The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed that the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is officially over. The agency note that 42 days, or two complete transmission…
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Research Challenges AFib Treatment in Sleep Apnea Patients
Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation are two conditions that share a potentially deadly link. Having one increases the odds of developing the other, and together, the breathing difficulties of sleep apnea combined with the…
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