Russia says no epidemic risk as WHO pushes for transparency on plague lab death
Russia’s health watchdog said Wednesday there is no risk of an epidemic following the death of a laboratory worker at an anti-plague research instit…
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Pneumonic plague, by the numbers
From 2019 to 2025, 10 countries reported almost 4,000 suspected human plague cases and 423 deaths. Health officials say the current risk to the public…
As measles rages, one clinic leans on years of hard-won trust to keep vulnerable people safe
Dr. Helge Hartung knows that he’s gained a patient’s trust when they start calling him by his last name. The community he serves is primarily Amis…
What is pneumonic plague and how dangerous is it?
A 28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin.
Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection
Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infecti…
Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak
More than 250 participants have been enrolled in a trial for a drug that could stop them from contracting Ebola in Congo, in what experts have describ…
What’s the difference between kratom and drugs like 7-OH? Explaining the products found near dead Ole Miss students
The kratom-related products found in the late Ole Miss students’ rooms contain the semisynthetic compounds MGM-15, 7-OH and mitragynine pseudoindoxy…
Why botched lethal injections are becoming more common
The failed execution of Christa Pike Wednesday night in Tennessee wasn’t the first time a lethal injection didn’t go as planned. It wasn’t even …
A girl nearly died after drinking raw milk. The state did little to punish the unlicensed farmer who sold it.
Sitting in a pediatric intensive care unit last year, watching a ventilator keep her 17-month-old daughter alive, Emily Marris scoured the contents of…
Pennsylvania tallies a fifth death related to measles as outbreak approaches a thousand cases
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported a fifth measles-associated death on Wednesday amid an ongoing outbreak that is on track to become the l…
