Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

German regions plan to end mandatory COVID isolation

Four German regions plan to scrap rules requiring people infected with the coronavirus to isolate at home, arguing that the pandemic has evolved and it's time for a different approach.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Uganda's Ebola responders fret as some people fight measures

The recent explosion of Ebola virus cases in a Ugandan rural community began when defiant residents exhumed a body at night, undoing the work of a safe burial team in order to give the deceased man a proper Islamic funeral.

Other

Germany unveils cannabis liberalization plan, with caveats

Germany's health minister unveiled a plan Wednesday to decriminalize the possession of up to 30 grams (about 1 ounce) of cannabis and to allow the sale of the substance to adults for recreational purposes in a controlled ...

Pediatrics

Babies in Tigray dying at 4 times pre-war levels, study says

Babies in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region are dying in their first month of life at four times the rate before the war cut off access to most medical care for over 5 million people, according to the most sweeping study ...

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