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TENERIFE, SPAIN - MAY 11: A passenger from the final group to be evacuated from the MV Hondius makes a heart from a bus on the way to the airport in the Granadilla Port on May 11, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. The cruise ship MV Hondius, which had three passengers die from Hantavirus last month and eight more reported cases, docked in Tenerife on May 10th, where the remaining passengers are being repatriated to their respective countries. At a press conference this week, representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the outbreak of this rare virus did not constitute a pandemic, but it has stirred anxieties in the Canary Islands and elsewhere. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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The New York Times

If another global pandemic breaks out, will we be prepared?

For many people, the past month has brought unpleasant echoes of COVID: Mysterious deaths aboard a cruise ship, a virus that causes a deadly respiratory illness and talk of forced quarantines. 

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Calls for early-onset bowel cancer to be considered ‘new disease’ as cases surge among young Aussies
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Jennifer Bechwati, Health Editor

The aggressive ‘new cancer’ killing young Australians

Doctors are sounding the alarm as the disease is ‘driven by factors that we don’t yet understand.’

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Experts say young people could be actively defying the warnings about sun exposure — after all, many grew up hearing them from parents, doctors, and in some cases, school programs. 
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The New York Times

Gen Z know the risks of tanning, but they’re doing it anyway

Experts say young people could be actively defying the warnings about sun exposure — after all, many grew up hearing them from parents, doctors, and in some cases, school programs. 

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Health authorities in Uganda have reported two more suspected cases of Ebola.
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Staff Writers

Ebola crisis worsens as WHO issues fresh warning

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ‌says a delay in ‌detecting ⁠Ebola cases means responders are ‘playing ​catch-up’.

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An outbreak of a rare strain of Ebola continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Staff Writers

Ebola cases spread as hospitals plagued by attacks

More than ‌900 ‌suspected Ebola cases and 119 ‌deaths ⁠have now been ​recorded ⁠in the Democratic ‌Republic ​of the ​Congo as the virus spreads.

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Can taking drugs like Allegra and Pepcid AC together really relieve pain, brain fog and other health issues?
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The New York Times

Why women are trying allergy drugs for period relief

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Can taking antihistamine and heartburn drugs together really relieve pain, brain fog and other health issues?

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A tray of supplements. A central claim about NAD+ isn’t as straightforward as influencers make it out to be.
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The New York Times

Research upends argument for popular antiaging supplement

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A central claim about this popular longevity supplement isn’t as straightforward as influencers make it out to be.

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An Ebola virus outbreak centered in Congo is suspected to have caused over 170 deaths and about 750 infections, according to the World Health Organization.
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The New York Times

What to know about Ebola outbreak as virus ‘spreads rapidly’

The outbreak is ‘spreading rapidly’ in eastern Congo, with fears that it is much larger than initial figures suggested. Here’s what you need to know.

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The Trump administration said Thursday that it would impose new entry restrictions for US citizens who have recently been in Congo, Uganda or South Sudan, citing the Ebola outbreak in the region.
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The New York Times

‘Enhanced health measures’ imposed as Ebola outbreak rages

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Trump administration said it would impose new entry restrictions for some US citizens as the Ebola outbreak intensifies.

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Australian Medical Association president Danielle McMullen said the decline in vaccination coverage was driving the surge in cases. 
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Aimee Edwards

Diphtheria outbreak linked to falling vaccination rates

More than 220 cases have been recorded in Australia’s worst outbreak in decades, with remote Indigenous communities among the hardest hit.

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A digitally-colorized electron microscopic image of the Ebola virus in an undated photo provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has prompted the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency. As of Sunday, May 18, 2026, the CDC said there were reports of more than 330 suspected cases, including nearly 90 deaths in Congo. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via The New York Times) — NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLY—
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The New York Times

Everything you need to know about the Ebola outbreak

An Ebola virus outbreak in Congo and Uganda has caused over 500 suspected cases and more than 130 deaths, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

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The Royal Children’s Hospital took a girl to court to force her to undergo lifesaving cancer treatment.
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Peta Rasdien

Court orders girl to have cancer treatment against her will

A 15-year-old girl has been ordered to undergo lifesaving cancer treatment against her wishes after the hospital recommending the therapy took her to court. 

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The World Health Organisation says the Ebola outbreak will probably last for months. (AP PHOTO)
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JUSTIN KABUMBA, MONIKA PRONCZUK and JEAN-YVES KAMALE

American tests positive for Ebola: WHO raise alarm over spread

An American has tested positive for Ebola as the World Health Organisation raises the alarm over the ‘scale and speed’ of the outbreak.

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A drop in vaccinations has been blamed for the widespread outbreak of a respiratory disease.
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Lloyd Jones

‘This is serious’: Drop in jabs blamed for disease outbreak

An outbreak of a potentially deadly respiratory disease has spread across three States amid fears a life has been claimed in an outback community.

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Health Minister Mark Butler says the ‘risk to Australia is still low’.
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Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Australia watching Ebola outbreak ‘very closely’ as deaths soar

More than 100 people have died from an outbreak of a rare Ebola variant, spurring grave international health warnings.

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