Health

Ebola outbreak in Congo surpasses 6,000 cases, 2,911 deaths

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has become the second largest in history, with more than 6,000 cases confirmed and 2,911 killed, as the disease...

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Ebola spreads to two new zones in eastern Congo, with 60 areas now affected

Democratic Republic of the Congo’s deadliest ever Ebola outbreak has now reached two more health zones in the east, the Ministry of...

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Five suspected dengue deaths reported as Kenya outbreak reaches 1,678 cases

Health officials have intensified measures to control a dengue fever outbreak in the northeastern Kenyan counties of Garissa and Wajir after reporting...

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Kashmir’s cancer care: chapter 2 — the waiting ward

Families describe delayed scans, shifting surgery dates and chemotherapy that never came as they struggled to understand how their loved ones’ treatment...

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ICMR says no new H1N1 strain as swine flu cases rise in India

India is experiencing an increased number of H1N1 swine flu cases but the country is not facing the threat of a new...

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54% of Delhi-NCR households report flu-like symptoms amid H1N1 surge

New Delhi: A recent survey across Delhi-NCR found that around 54% of households have at least one member experiencing flu or viral...

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Nepal reports 2,844 dengue cases as infections spread nationwide

Dengue infections have now reached 74 of Nepal’s 77 districts, according to health authorities who on Thursday reported 2,844 cases since the...

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Ebola outbreak is deadliest in DRC history

The number of people who have died from Ebola since the start of this year’s outbreak has now surpassed the 2,299 deaths...

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Second-hand smoke and delayed diagnosis raise lung cancer concerns

Doctors say most patients arrive after the disease has advanced, limiting curative treatment despite improving therapies Srinagar: When 58-year-old Muhammad Afaan (name...