COVID PPE failures left health care workers and patients at risk: What lessons the government needs to learn
The latest report published as part of the COVID-19 inquiry has found the UK was not adequately prepared for a pandemic.
Jul 22, 2026
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Pharmacologic Substance: Vaccines
Medical news and research articles
Pandemic treaty talks roll on into September
Countries failed to find a breakthrough after a seventh round of talks aimed at finalizing the missing piece of a pandemic treaty, the World Health Organization said Monday.
Jul 20, 2026
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India's immunization program reduced child mortality but highlights need for coordinating health, education policies
Each year, approximately 700,000 children worldwide die from diseases that vaccines could have prevented, nearly all of them in low- and middle-income countries. New research from University of Notre Dame economist Santosh ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Jolted by Ebola, countries try again to finish pandemic treaty
WHO member states kicked off one more attempt at finalizing the missing piece of the pandemic treaty on Monday, with the Ebola outbreak injecting a fresh sense of urgency.
Jul 6, 2026
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The hunt for a new Ebola vaccine: Two scientists explain the challenges
The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has now killed 61 people, with 359 confirmed cases. The Bundibugyo strain of the virus has a fatality rate of between 30% and 50%, and ...
Jun 8, 2026
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As climate shifts, malaria gains ground in southern Africa
In a remote South African village, Paulina Mhlongo sits in the yard as health workers in green protective gear move briskly through her home, soaking the walls with anti-mosquito insecticide.
Jun 8, 2026
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RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans' medical records for clues on autism and vaccines
U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans' medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism—a connection the medical establishment studied ...
Jun 5, 2026
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WHO chief in Ebola-hit DR Congo which sees first recovery
The UN health chief was on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where authorities are struggling to contain the spread of a deadly Ebola outbreak but the recovery of a patient, the first since the crisis began, was ...
May 29, 2026
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African Union's health agency vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by end of 2026
A vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus will be ready by the end of the year, the head of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday.
May 28, 2026
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Fatality rate in DR Congo Ebola outbreak under 25%: WHO
The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo currently has a case fatality rate under 25%—much lower than in other recent outbreaks, a WHO update has shown.
May 27, 2026
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