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Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu

Australian wildlife workers have launched an unprecedented effort to vaccinate wild populations of little penguins against the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza.

'Breakthrough' mRNA cancer drug curbs melanoma in large trial

US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said Wednesday a personalized cancer treatment had shown success in reducing the recurrence of melanoma tumors in a late-stage trial hailed by experts as a "breakthrough."

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France recalls rare disease drug Tavneos after deaths

A drug called Tavneos used to treat rare autoimmune diseases will be pulled from the shelves in France, the country's medicine watchdog said Wednesday, after it was linked to 20 deaths in Japan.

Queen Camilla says was 'difficult' keeping King Charles' cancer private

Britain's Queen Camilla has spoken about the difficulty of not revealing King Charles III had cancer when she visited a support charity shortly after her husband had been diagnosed with the disease.

Meta in court over child social media addiction

Opening arguments begin Tuesday in the federal trial of Meta, the social media titan accused of deliberately making Instagram and Facebook platforms addictive to children, with a coalition of states seeking $200 billion dollars in penalties.

DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.

Pakistan Supreme Court orders ex-PM Khan moved from jail to hospital

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health.

Ebola outbreak now DR Congo's deadliest ever

A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the country's deadliest ever after killing more than 2,300 people in three months, government figures showed on Monday.

US says 19 million recalled eggs pose deadly risk

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said some 19 million eggs that were voluntarily recalled pose a reasonable risk of serious health consequences, including death.

Alleged US healthcare CEO killer says will plead guilty to stalking

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a top US health insurance boss in a Manhattan street, told a federal judge Friday he was willing to plead guilty to stalking charges.

WHO decries lack of justice over 10,000 attacks on health care

The World Health Organization said Friday that more than 10,000 attacks on healthcare had been recorded since 2018 -- but nobody has ever been brought to justice.

Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment in court

With billions of users around the world, Meta will defend itself against allegations of harming children in a new trial in the United States this week, which experts describe as social media's big tobacco moment.

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo kills more than 2,000

Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the latest outbreak, which is nearing the country's deadliest ever.

Solar eclipse sparks scramble for protective glasses across Europe

The scramble for protective glasses has reached fever pitch across Europe ahead of Wednesday's rare total solar eclipse, as pharmacies, opticians and other shops struggle to keep them in stock.

Paris orders e-scooter users to wear helmets, reflective gear

Electric scooter riders in Paris must now wear helmets and reflective gear under new rules introduced after a significant rise in injuries involving the two-wheelers, police said on Saturday.

WHO urges Ervebo vaccine trial in DR Congo Ebola outbreak

WHO vaccine experts on Friday recommended a full-scale human trial of the only existing approved Ebola vaccine to see if it offers cross-protection against the strain spreading in the DR Congo.

US firm takes on backyard mosquitoes -- with 600,000 mosquitoes

Todd Montgomery pops the lid off a small tube and taps out hundreds of mosquitoes into the backyard of a suburban home outside Washington.

Colombian baby hippo of Escobar stock dies after rescue

A baby hippopotamus descended from creatures that belonged to Pablo Escobar died Wednesday after being rescued in northwestern Colombia, an environmental organization told AFP.

WHO chief urges stronger Ebola response in DR Congo visit

The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday urged authorities to step up the Ebola response and better protect frontline health workers, during a visit to the DR Congo where a deadly outbreak is spreading fast.

Baby hippo descended from Escobar's herd rescued in Colombia

Authorities in northwestern Colombia said they rescued a baby hippopotamus found alone by fishermen on the banks of a river and showing signs of malnutrition.

WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization called Tuesday for more support across to board to combat the Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is still outpacing response efforts.

Legionnaires' outbreak in Switzerland's Basel kills one, 26 ill

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Basel caused 26 people to fall ill, one fatally, the Swiss city said Monday, with an office block's cooling towers thought to have been the cause.

Training the UK 'surgeons of the future' using robots

Pulling his face away from an immersive 3D headset looking deep inside a patient's lung, doctor Sasha Stamenkovic recounted the final steps of an operation using robots to remove a tumour.

Gaza officials say Israeli strikes kill seven day after deal

Gaza authorities said that seven people were killed in Israeli strikes Saturday that also damaged a hospital's medical supplies, a day after Hamas said it agreed to the latest stage of a deal to end the war.

Gaza's civil defence, medical sources say Israeli strikes kill two

Gaza's civil defence agency and medical sources said Israeli strikes in the Palestinian territory on Saturday killed two people and significantly damaged a hospital's medical supply warehouses.

Inequality best predicts how nations handle pandemics: study

Economic inequality is the clearest way to predict how countries will fare during a pandemic, a high-profile panel said Wednesday, calling for a rethink in how governments prepare for the next global health crisis.

Former top US Covid expert Fauci declines to answer hostile Senate questioning

The former top US infectious disease official on Wednesday faced adversarial questioning from Republican senators about the origins of Covid-19, and on the advice of lawyers invoked his constitutional right not to answer, casting the hearing as a character assassination.

AIDS activists slam 'pharma greed' over breakthrough drug

Activists at a major AIDS conference in Brazil this week demanded wider access to generic versions of a breakthrough HIV prevention drug which can cost tens of thousands of dollars a year.

Singer Carly Simon diagnosed with Parkinson's: statement

American singer Carly Simon, known for hits like "You're So Vain," revealed on Monday that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

German creator of 'Body Worlds' anatomy exhibits dead at 81

The German creator of the controversial "Body Worlds" exhibitions of dissected human and animal bodies, Gunther von Hagens, has died at age 81, his family said Monday.

Make smoking cool again? Pop culture reboots the vice

From beauty mogul Kylie Jenner lighting up on the cover of Vanity Fair to cigarette trays at singer Dua Lipa's wedding, the pop culture-verse has rebooted cigarettes as the accessory du jour, health risks be damned.

Varane concussions motivate Como to ban heading in academy teams

Italian Serie A club Como have announced they are banning heading until the under-11 team after consultation from board member the former France star Raphael Varane.

US panel endorses more unproven if buzzy peptides

A US review panel on Friday recommended loosening restrictions on all but one of a buzzy class of peptides, dismissing protests from medical experts who say none are well-studied enough to justify wide access.

US court rules abortion pill restrictions 'unlawful'

A US federal court in Virginia has ruled that restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration on the abortion pill mifepristone are "unlawful" and must be reconsidered.

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