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Ebola spreading into new areas in northeast DR Congo: WHO
Contact tracing remained below ideal levels, with just over 70% of contacts being appropriately traced — too low to ensure proper control.
African, Asian experts denied EU visas for major midwives summit
Conference organizers said experts from Nigeria, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh and India were among those who had been barred entry.
11th Circuit skirts dispute over insurers defending pharmacies from opioid crisis lawsuits
Billions of dollars are at stake between pharmacies and insurance companies over costs incurred by states and healthcare providers to tackle rising opioid deaths.
Spain lawfully intervened in risky home birth, rights court says
Judges found authorities acted lawfully when they intervened to hospitalize a woman whose pregnancy had passed 42 weeks and whose baby showed signs of possible distress.
Health sleuths are watching for disease threats during the World Cup
There’s precedent for germs invading major sporting events.
Public scrutiny of secret Covid vaccine negotiations gets shot in the arm from EU adviser
A legal adviser to the bloc's top court recommended rejecting key government arguments for keeping parts of the pandemic procurement files hidden.
Heavy metal claims
WILMINGTON, Del. — A health and wellness app published false and misleading statements about LMNT, the electrolyte brand claims in a federal lawsuit in Delaware. LMNT says Oasis published false statements its brand contained seven times the legal limit of lead and kept the false posts up for 15 months after retraction demands.
Guts may hold the key to happiness
New research suggests that drugs commonly used for diabetes and weight loss may also influence mood by altering the gut microbiome.
FDA defends heightened review requirement for flavored vapes at Fifth Circuit
The FDA instituted a requirement that vape makers show that vapes with candy or fruit flavorings are more effective than tobacco-flavored vapes at getting smokers to switch from cigarettes.
One shot as Kenyan protests at US Ebola center turn violent
Work has continued despite a temporary pause order from Kenya's High Court, opposition from local politicians in Laikipia and the deaths of two protesters last week.
Celebrating a wedding amid the Ebola outbreak: No kisses or close contact, but love lives here
There are 515 confirmed infections, including 91 deaths. The number of cases is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed weeks late.