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81 storiesRussia quarantines hospital as lab worker’s death puts nearly 200 under observation
A female employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week of pneumonia of unknown cause, Russian authorities said, and a hospital in the town of Shelekhov was placed under quarantine. Officia…
KFF poll finds Medicare for All support at 66% in US, highest since 2016
A KFF poll published Tuesday found 66 percent of U.S. adults support Medicare for All, the highest level since 2016, with 32 percent saying they strongly favor a single government health plan. Support was up about 13 points from 2020, but t…
Kenya confirms first Ebola death after patient arrives from Congo via Uganda
Kenya’s Health Ministry confirmed the country’s first imported Ebola case on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo via Uganda was treated at Nairobi Hospital and died late Monday. Authorities placed K…
WHO says risk low as US presses Russia for transparency on plague lab death
The U.S. State Department is monitoring reports of a fatal case of suspected pneumonic plague in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has publicly called on Moscow to be more transparent about the death of a 28-year-ol…
New York declares measles disaster emergency as rural cases rise
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, an order CNN reported is the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025. The state has reported 108 case…
Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin over suspected plague death in Siberia
President Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled with Vladimir Putin about the suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia, after saying Monday the US was willing to help Russia. The case follows the death of Darya Shipilova, 28, a worke…
WHO and Russia say no further plague infections after Siberian lab worker's death
A female worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week from pneumonia of undetermined origin, according to Russian authorities and the WHO. Russia's Rospotrebnadzor said 60% of the identified contact…
WHO says Russia reported no plague case in Irkutsk as US tracks lab worker's death
The World Health Organization said Russian authorities reported no plague case had been recorded in the Irkutsk region, while the cause of a 28-year-old anti-plague laboratory worker's death remained unconfirmed. The US State Department sai…
Russia's industry ministry says Atarax supplies stable after pharmacy shortage reports
Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade said «Atarax» and other hydroxyzine-based medicines are being regularly and stably put into circulation, after reports on Telegram channels that the drug could not be bought in most large pharmacies i…
Trump says Putin call scheduled soon on suspected Siberia plague case
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has a call scheduled “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case. The case centres on Daria Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab technician who died Friday in a hospita…
Moscow metro Zamoskvoretskaya line intervals increased for infrastructure check
Train intervals were increased on Moscow metro’s Zamoskvoretskaya line on 6 October for an infrastructure check, TASS reported. Interfax later reported that the increase affected the central section of the line and that service returned to …
Delta jet's wingtip clips Air Canada plane on LAX tarmac; FAA investigating
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 taxiing for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport hit an Air Canada jet with its left wingtip on Tuesday morning, clipping the smaller plane's tail. The FAA is investigating and no injuries were reported…
RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI draws criticism from MAHA allies and medical experts
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a MAHA summit that artificial intelligence would free Americans from “medical tyranny” by letting them “fact check their own medical advice.” Some prominent MAHA voices criticized him for cozying …
Rospotrebnadzor says Russia ready to help US fight infectious disease outbreaks
Russia's consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said Russia is ready to help the United States respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases, offering specialists, laboratory equipment and diagnostic and preventive supplies. The agency cite…
Russia endocrinology centre says 6.1 million adults registered with diabetes
RBC reported that the press service of the National Medical Research Centre for Endocrinology said more than 6.1 million adults in Russia are registered with diabetes. Earlier the same day, TASS quoted the chief freelance endocrinologist fo…
Kremlin urges reliance on official statements amid Irkutsk infection rumors
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Rospotrebnadzor is the competent agency on the situation in the Irkutsk region and that people should follow its official statements rather than rumors and speculation. The comments follow the death of a…
Kaluga airport resumes flights; Sheremetyevo restrictions lifted
Temporary flight restrictions were introduced and lifted at Kaluga airport on 4 October, and TASS reported the airport resumed receiving and dispatching aircraft on the morning of 5 October. On 6 October, restrictions on receiving and dispa…
New York declares measles emergency through Nov. 4 as state counts 108 cases
New York state has declared a state of emergency over a continuing measles outbreak, with Governor Kathy Hochul announcing the measure, according to TASS, RBC and Vedomosti. Vedomosti reported the emergency runs statewide from October 5 to …
Four Turkey–Moscow flights turn back as capital's airports restricted
Four aircraft flying from Turkey to Moscow turned around on the night and early morning of 6 October because of restrictions in Moscow, TASS, Vedomosti and RBC reported. Vedomosti, citing TASS and a source in EU air traffic control services…
Sheremetyevo Airport restrictions imposed for second time overnight, Rosaviatsia says
Temporary restrictions on arrivals and departures were introduced at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, RIA Novosti and TASS reported. TASS said the measures were needed to ensure flight safety. Interfax, citing Rosaviatsia, reported the restri…