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21 storiesWHO 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Citizen Medical Lecture wins newspaper association's regional contribution grand prize
The Japan Newspaper Association selected the “Citizen Medical Lecture” run by Nishi-Nippon Shimbun Area Group Kitafukuoka for its 2026 Regional Contribution Grand Prize. Eleven newspaper sales outlets have held the lectures with doctors as …
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…
Kremlin: investigation under way after Irkutsk plague lab leak killed researcher
A female researcher at a plague control research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, broke a test tube containing plague pathogen on Sept. 25, was hospitalised with severe pneumonia symptoms on Sept. 29 and died overnight on Oct. 1–2. Kremlin sp…
SEHA CLINICS becomes first in MENA to earn AACI endoscopy services certification
SEHA CLINICS, part of PureHealth, said it has become the first healthcare provider in the UAE and the MENA region to receive the American Accreditation Commission International (AACI) Endoscopy Services Certification. The certification, val…
Abu Dhabi hospital removes tumour in 81-year-old without stoma
SEHA said its Tawam Hospital in Abu Dhabi performed advanced laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery on an 81-year-old patient with distal rectal cancer and risk factors including obesity, cardiac disease and a pacemaker history. The tumour …
Warhammer Survivors to launch November 10 on PC, consoles and mobile
Auroch Digital's Warhammer Survivors will be released on November 10 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and iOS and Android, with a new gameplay trailer published alongside the announcement. The game is made i…
Warhammer Survivors to launch November 10 at $7.99, with new demo out now
Auroch Digital and Vampire Survivors developer poncle said Warhammer Survivors will launch November 10, 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and mobile, priced at $7.99. A new demo is available now on PC via…
Hands-on previews: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort returns to Wuhu Island ahead of Oct. 22
Tech outlets published hands-on previews of Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, an upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game that CNET said costs $50 and is due Oct. 22, 2026. The game returns to Wuhu Island, adds island exploration and 12 activities, and…
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Launches, Free for Amazon Prime Members via Luna
Star Wars: Galactic Racer, a roguelike-inspired racing game from Fuse Games, is out now on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S and Amazon Luna. Amazon said Prime members can stream its single-player campaign at no extra cost through …
Daegu council member urges action on pediatric night and holiday care gaps
Daegu city council member Ryu Jong-woo filed a written interpellation on Oct. 6 urging the city to fix regional gaps in pediatric night and holiday care. He said only six Moonlight Children's Hospitals are formally designated in Daegu as of…
Daejeon's Yuseong Sun Hospital opens critical care medicine department
Yuseong Sun Hospital in Daejeon said it has opened a critical care medicine department to handle patients needing intensive care, whether admitted through the emergency room or deteriorating during a hospital stay. The department is led by …
Vietnamese Masan University graduate passes nursing exam, joins Changwon hospital
A Vietnamese national who graduated from Masan University's nursing department passed South Korea's national nursing exam and began work as a nurse at CheongA Hospital in Changwon on Oct 6, the university and the city said. Masan University…
Pearl Abyss adds Black Desert Mobile events and charity drive for sick children
Pearl Abyss added new content and events to Black Desert Mobile, including a Festival Cooking Delivery mission in the Moonlight Festival, an eight-week growth-support event for its Kutum server and an in-game charity drive for children with…
Line Games adds character Kai to Genesis Mobile, free for all players who log in
Line Games added a new character, Kai, to its mobile SRPG Genesis Mobile in an October 6 update; the game is developed by Meerkat Games. Kai is the game's first two-in-one character and is given free to every player who logs in. Events for …