October 23, 2026
(KFF Health News) – Sunvozertinib, made by Shanghai-based Dizal Pharmaceutical, isn’t the only treatment drawing patients to China. Americans, Europeans, and others are trekking there to enter clinical trials for CAR-T therapy, an area in which China is now a … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Wired) – Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen played a role in the patient’s death. France confirmed the death of the first person infected with the Shamonda … Read More
October 20, 2026
(BMJ) – A laboratory worker’s death from unexplained pneumonia exposes how little information is known and shared about high risk pathogen work, writes Ashish Jha This problem extends well beyond Russia. National biosafety rules and reporting systems differ across countries … Read More
October 16, 2026
(NYT) – A Russian researcher, who died from an unknown illness, worked at a remote anti-plague facility. Few foreigners have visited these labs, which dot the former Soviet states, and are shrouded in secrecy. The institute in Irkutsk never functioned … Read More
October 8, 2026
(The Guardian) – On Wednesday the WHO director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: “We don’t yet have the full picture of this event and we’re not able to conduct a full risk assessment. “Timely, complete and transparent information sharing is … Read More
October 7, 2026
(NYT) – As citizens embrace the technology for entertainment, relationships and even farming advice, the government is stepping up efforts to set limits. State media reports have featured stories that serve as cautionary tales: a farmer who lost 25 acres … Read More
October 6, 2026
(Axios) – The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and related quarantines in Russia, a Trump administration official told Axios on Sunday. Driving the news: Russian health authorities have taken precautionary measures in response to the … Read More
October 6, 2026
(CNN) – Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness. The researcher, a 28-year-old female laboratory technician … Read More
September 29, 2026
(Wired) – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever. Ebola hasn’t gone away. In fact, the ongoing outbreak in Africa is among the most concerning epidemics the organization trying to … Read More
September 29, 2026
(NPR) – At the July AIDS 2026 conference in Rio, Jason Mitchell, a public health specialist leading Fiji’s HIV response, described it as the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the world, noting that two-thirds of cases are in those ages 20-34. … Read More
September 25, 2026
(AFP via Yahoo!) – A rogue OpenAI model bypassed safeguards during training and hacked an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he admonished the ChatGPT creator over an “obviously unacceptable” breach. The AI tool sought access to … Read More
September 23, 2026
(Politico) – Finnish President Alexander Stubb tells POLITICO he aims to create an international AI institution and hopes to get the U.S. and China on board. Several European countries were among a group of 22 nations that adopted a declaration … Read More
September 22, 2026
(CNN) – The US military swung into action with plans to intercept the vessel, according to four sources familiar with the episode. According to two of the sources, armed members of the US military were preparing to board the ship. … Read More
September 21, 2026
(Rest of World) – From Latin America to Southeast Asia, countries are dividing their AI investments between the two superpowers rather than choosing one over the other. From Latin America to Southeast and Central Asia, countries are buying American chips … Read More
September 17, 2026
(NYT) – Surging drug use has contributed to an epidemic in the Pacific island nation, where one in 60 adults is estimated to be living with the virus. Fiji has declared a national crisis amid an extraordinary rise of H.I.V. … Read More
September 11, 2026
(WSJ) – Long a maker of low-end generic drugs, the country is now home to biotech firms that are innovating fast Today Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, with drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic, are the undisputed leaders of the $80-billion … Read More
September 10, 2026
(NPR) – An Ebola treatment unit in the city of Butembo, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has 30 beds. Tonight, they’re all full. “I don’t know how this is going to slow down,” says Dr. Rupa Narra, a … Read More
September 8, 2026
(ABC News) – Yuma Adolphe and his team are responsible for the safe and dignified burial of some of the people who die from Ebola in Congo’s Ituri province, the epicenter of history’s deadliest Ebola outbreak. Nearly every day, they … Read More
September 8, 2026
(NPR) – Shortly after the deadly flash floods hit the border of Nepal and China on Aug. 26, Nepalese authorities released a list of names, ages and nationalities of hundreds of missing foreigners. In contrast, Chinese authorities took five days … Read More
September 7, 2026
(WSJ) – Shanghai is a favored destination, with lower costs than the West and innovation in biotechnology CAR-T therapy, short for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, was pioneered in the U.S. Today, however, Shanghai is emerging as a favored destination … Read More
September 7, 2026
(Nature) – Spread of diseases between humans and animals is an issue around the world. But AI models can be used to monitor their progress. In 2003, the non-profit organization Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) in Entebbe, Uganda, began work … Read More
September 4, 2026
(NPR) – The floods killed at least 1,200 people in Nepal and neighboring Tibet, according to authorities. The disaster also completely destroyed or damaged at least seven hospitals and health centers, says Allison Gocotano, the World Health Organization representative to … Read More
September 3, 2026
(Daily Nation) – For years, in various counties, small, low-profile HIV clinics operated almost like a separate world within Kenya’s health system, funded not by the National Treasury but by the United States government, and built, deliberately, to keep a … Read More
September 2, 2026
(Nature) – China is making waves in global health care. The country’s biotechnology companies are producing medicines at a speed and cost that has drawn interest from the world’s largest pharmaceutical groups. They manufacture drugs and medical equipment used across … Read More
September 2, 2026
(CBS News) – Two workers at Germany’s Frankfurt airport who caught malaria from a mosquito thought to have arrived on a plane have died, the city’s health authority said this week. Airport officials had earlier said one employee had perished, … Read More
