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The World Health Organization‘s Africa regional director is urging the global community not to underestimate the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, warning it carries a serious cross-border transmission risk. The DRC health ministry reported 670 suspected cases, 160 suspected...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox, a viral infection, a global public health emergency. This is the second such declaration in two years due to a new outbreak spreading across Africa. What Happened: The WHO made the declaration following an outbreak of the viral infection in the...

The World Health Organization issued an international public health emergency Wednesday over mpox, leading to increased concern around travel to Africa and causing mpox stocks to trade higher once again. What Happened: A rise in mpox cases in Africa prompted the WHO to issue a public health...

GeoVax Labs inc. (NASDAQ:GOVX) and SIGA Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) shares are surging Wednesday amid Mpox Emergency Declaration. Here’s what you need to know. What Happened: The surge comes in response to reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General has declared Mpox...

The World Health Organization has confirmed the first human death from a previously unseen strain of bird flu, H5N2, in Mexico. What Happened: The WHO announced on Thursday that a man in Mexico fell victim to a new strain of bird flu, H5N2. This strain is distinct from the H5N1 strain, which has...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned that the increasing global obesity crisis, which now affects over a billion people, cannot be resolved by the use of obesity medications alone. What Happened: The WHO has warned that the use of effective and popular obesity medications will not be...

In the midst of a seemingly constant hum of summer activity, something from the past is looming large again: COVID-19. What Happened: New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed hospitalizations shot up by 12.5% between July 23 and July 29. In fact, they have been...

  An upcoming major decision from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the use of aspartame could potentially pose challenges for leading food and beverage companies. One of the biggest companies impacted could be Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), which has been selling beverages since 1886. What...

After taking over Twitter last year, Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Sunday expressed his willingness to "buy" the World Health Organization (WHO). What Happened: Musk, over the weekend, responded to an unusual request from an entrepreneur named Dr. Eli David on Twitter, asking if the billionaire could...

Former President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated dictator Kim Jong Un after North Korea was elected to serve on the World Health Organization's (WHO) executive board. What Happened: On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump misspelled the name of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un...

The dozens of kids' death in Gambia due to kidney injuries may have links to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer. In July, medical officers in Gambia raised the alarm after several cases of acute kidney injury among children under five were detected, three to...

After the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a new COVID-19 variant named Omicron, the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), and the traditional market went into a tailspin. Many crypto traders have had their positions liquidated as well.  Amidst all this, a new...