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Gaza doctors face tough decisions as patients face long waits for diagnoses
Medical staff in Gaza struggle to treat patients with shortages in testing equipment.
India frees US citizen VanDyke, six Ukrainians after six months in jail
Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainians were accused of smuggling weapons and drones to armed ethnic groups fighting India.
Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreak
Fatalities near 4,000 across the DRC as health workers battle community anger and a vaccine-resistant strain.
The longevity boom is getting ahead of the science
Billions are pouring into anti-ageing biotech, but manipulating ageing has risks we are only beginning to understand.
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Ebola spreads in DR Congo, putting neighbouring nations at risk
The Ebola outbreak has spread to new areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 10 countries at high risk.
Published On 26 Sep 2026
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO says
Health workers struggle as new Ebola cases are found in border regions of South Ubangi and Haut-Uele.
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Families fleeing Yemen’s war face displacement, hunger and water shortages
Fighting between Houthi and government-aligned forces forces families out of their homes in Yemen.
Published On 25 Sep 2026
Yemen fighting displaces 71,000 children, worsens malnutrition: UNICEF
More than a quarter of the nearly 2,900 children screened by UNICEF in recent weeks were acutely malnourished.
Powerful El Nino could cause more than 450,000 deaths, scientists say
Heaviest toll expected in poorer countries, already struggling with food insecurity and high energy costs, report says.
In Senegal, a mother’s ordeal exposes a health system under strain
A difficult birth offers a glimpse into the pressures facing Senegal’s public healthcare system.
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