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Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, Germany treats infected US citizen
Recruitment for the vaccination trial has begun, with vaccinations expected to start in the coming weeks • US citizen becomes second to be treated in German hospital • Total DRC cases rise to 1,926
European data record over 10,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
WHO: Ebola outbreak in Congo still in 'expansion phase,' transmission fulled by population movement
Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say
Hundreds of Israelis contract new COVID sub-variant JN.1
The Health Ministry confirmed the report, adding that Israel has seen a small rise in morbidity rates...around 200 cases of the sub-variant were recorded in Israel."
Gaza's Al Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath' says WHO
The WHO said there were hundreds of wounded patients, with new ones arriving by the minute and trauma injuries being stitched on the floor, with almost no pain management available.
On World AIDS Day, rising HIV rates in Israel
"The AIDS epidemic is still with us," said Prof. Itzchak Levy, director of the HIV/AIDS center at Sheba Medical Center.
Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza - WHO
Israel has sworn to annihilate Hamas, the terrorist group that rules Gaza, after its gunmen burst through the border killing around 1,200 people and seizing 240 captives on October 7.
Jerusalem neurologist leads global forum to counter misinformation on Israel
The forum has released several official letters sent to the World Health Organization as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross calling for increased intervention on Israel’s behalf.
WHO asks China for details on outbreak of mysterious respiratory illness
Both China and the WHO have faced questions about the transparency of reporting on the earliest COVID-19 cases that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019.
UN human rights chief says disease, hunger 'inevitable' in Gaza
Volker Turk said the depletion of fuel would be "catastrophic" across Gaza, leading to the collapse of sewage systems, healthcare and ending the scarce humanitarian aid being supplied.
New, temperature-controlled needle can prevent injuries, disease - report
An intravenous needle that irreversibly softens via body temperature on insertion can prevent unintended, infectious needlestick injuries and risky reuse.
Israel faces growing calls for pause in Gaza war as Borrell arrives
The head of the WHO called the IDF's operation in Al Shifa Hospital 'totally unacceptable,' but the US and Israel maintain that their intelligence shows it is the site of a Hamas headquarters.
A child killed on average every 10 minutes in Gaza, says WHO chief
Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, after an October 7 attack in southern Israel in which it says the militants killed around 1,200 people.