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Moderna Loses $700M US Contract for Avian Flu Shot
The U.S. government abruptly terminated Moderna’s $766 million avian flu vaccine program, canceling a $590 million Biden-era contract for late-stage...
NHS Launches World’s First Gonorrhoea Vaccine Amid Rising Cases
England is making medical history by becoming the first nation to implement a gonorrhoea vaccination program, targeting high-risk groups through...
WHO Confirms Polio Outbreak in Papua New Guinea
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea after routine screening detected the poliovirus...
Mexico Reports First Confirmed Human Case of Deadly Screwworm Infection
Mexico's Health Ministry has officially confirmed the country's first human case of myiasis caused by the New World screwworm. The...
Rising Measles Cases in U.S. Drive Higher Vaccination Numbers
Measles cases in the United States have surged in the first three months of 2025, surpassing the total number of...
U.S Measles Outbreak Intensifies: Texas and New Mexico Report 28 New Cases
Texas and New Mexico reported an additional 28 measles cases in the past five days, bringing the total number of...
Uganda Declares Ebola Outbreak Over After Discharging Last Infected Patient
Uganda has discharged all eight Ebola patients after successful treatment, making it a significant milestone in the country's fight against...
Tanzania Battles Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak
Tanzania has reported nine deaths linked to the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease with a staggering fatality rate. Africa’s...
Marburg Virus Outbreak Confirmed in Tanzania After Initial Denial
Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus, an Ebola-like disease, after initially denying the presence of any cases....
NAFDAC Closes Abuja Pharmacy Over Sales Of Expired Drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut down a pharmacy on Onitsha Crescent in Area...
Marburg Virus Outbreak in Tanzania: WHO Confirms 8 Deaths
A reported outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, according to...
UK Bans Livestock Imports from Germany After Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak
The UK has instituted a ban on pigs, sheep, and cattle imports from Germany after a case of foot-and-mouth disease...
Diagnostic Procedures and Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder
You know how frustrating it can be when you simply forget the topic you were talking about just a few...
Scientists Discovers 47th Blood Group System After 50 Years
After 50 long years, baffled scientists have discovered a new blood group system called the MAL blood group. Basically, blood...
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): Definition, Symptoms, and Causes
Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) was the previous name for Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). This kind of mental illness occurs when...
