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By leveraging programmable peptide-RNA complexes, the Global Synthetic Biology Consortium's new oral therapeutic selectively dismantles malignant tumors in under a month without harming healthy tissue. This milestone signals the end of toxic treatments and turns a highly feared disease into a swiftly managed, single-prescription condition.
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The World Health Organization said the Democratic Republic of the Congo had been allocated 70,000 doses of Merck's Ervebo vaccine as officials worked to contain a major Ebola outbreak.
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A dated account of the science development, based strictly on reporting from The Business Standard.
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Researchers in Dhaka said most children who died during a measles outbreak had not been exclusively breastfed in infancy, while many vaccine-eligible patients in the hospital-based study had received no dose.
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Merck and Moderna reported encouraging late-stage melanoma data for an individualized mRNA-based treatment, a result researchers described as an important test for cancer-vaccine technology.
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A dated account of the science development, based strictly on reporting from BBC News.
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Rapid tests returned 149 positive results and a national laboratory formally confirmed Vibrio cholerae in nine cases, a regional official said.
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On 2026-08-17, available reporting documented an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo had killed 2,325 people,, according to government figures.
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Reporting dated 2026-08-17 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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Health authorities said 45 infections were recorded in one week, with the greater Athens area facing particularly intense transmission as mosquito-control work expanded.
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Both units at Romania’s only nuclear power plant are set to be offline after drought and exceptionally low river levels reduced the water available for cooling.
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On 2026-08-10, available reporting documented earlier cases of the disease were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid, the WHO said.
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Taylor Farms recalled prepared foods containing jalapeños after peppers linked to Coast Citrus Distributors were associated with a multistate Salmonella outbreak.
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Near-real-time Deter monitoring recorded its lowest 12-month total since the current series began in 2015, ahead of the official annual assessment.
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The US regulator’s August 5 decision introduces an mRNA-based option for older adults after a trial involving more than 40,000 people.
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Reports dated 3 August 2026 documented natureScot refuses licence for traditional Sula Sgeir gannet hunt, marking a significant science development.
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The fatalities were the first confirmed US deaths associated with the parasite during a surge exceeding 18,000 confirmed or suspected cases.
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The Korea Meteorological Administration reported the reading at 1:26 p.m. as emergency heat alerts covered more than 20 localities.
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On 2026-07-31, available reporting documented tracy Tomlinson was offered the clinical trial for ovarian cancer at The Christie hospital in Manchester.
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State health officials reported 193 hospitalizations as the intestinal illness spread across 70 counties, with several hundred new cases arriving daily.
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On 2026-07-30, available reporting documented the Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories announced it would advance the rVSV Bundibugyo jab so it can be tested on humans during clinical trials.
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Reporting dated 2026-07-30 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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Exceptionally low Danube levels pushed Hungary and Romania to cut nuclear output, turning a heat and drought emergency into an immediate power-security problem.
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The test offers adults aged 45 and older at average risk another screening option, but positive results require follow-up colonoscopy and blood testing is not considered a preferred screening method.
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The state added 512 cases in one day and reported 160 residents had received hospital treatment as investigators continued examining food exposures.
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On 2026-07-24, available reporting documented a volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oxford University said.
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Reporting dated 2026-07-22 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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State health officials reported 7,171 confirmed cases since June 22, with more than 100 hospitalizations recorded as investigators continued looking for the outbreak’s source.
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Bangladesh reported 803 confirmed and suspected measles deaths by July 22, with officials and health experts pointing to major immunization gaps.
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The health ministry said the cases were confirmed but reported no scientific evidence of person-to-person transmission in Venezuela and ruled out a connection to two unexplained deaths among medical workers in Barinas.
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Reporting dated 2026-07-20 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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Taco Bell said it removed affected lettuce nationwide after FDA traceback work pointed to a farm in central Mexico.
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State officials reported 5,002 illnesses across 65 counties as federal investigators linked one multistate cluster to shredded iceberg lettuce.
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On 2026-07-16, available reporting documented hospitalizations in Michigan linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite, have surpassed 100, health officials reported Thursday.
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Federal health officials identified shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations as the source of infections affecting 1,644 people in five states.
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Congolese authorities reported 754 deaths across five provinces as the first obeldesivir post-exposure trial began and aid groups sought a larger response.
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Officials said lettuce or salad greens were a possible source but had not identified a specific grower or supplier and had not ruled out other foods.
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The CDC counted 1,645 illnesses and another 5,100 under investigation, with 141 hospitalizations and several potentially distinct outbreaks.
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Health authorities report a significant increase in measles fatalities and hospitalizations as the national outbreak continues to impact pediatric populations.
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A dated account of the science development, based strictly on reporting from AP.
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On 2026-07-13, available reporting documented the foodborne gastrointestinal illness has shown up in 31 states, and federal health officials say 86 people have been hospitalized.
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Gyeongsan and Pohang received the new warning after reaching criteria associated with serious risks even for otherwise healthy people.
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A growing outbreak of the parasitic illness cyclosporiasis had already spread widely across the United States, with Michigan and Ohio among the states reporting the heaviest confirmed caseloads.
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Officials were investigating at least 25 suspected heat deaths while dangerous temperatures, power failures and severe-weather risks affected millions.
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Health authorities report rising fatalities and infection rates as the national measles crisis persists.
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