Transgender Sports Bans May Increase Body Scrutiny Risk for All Girls, Experts Warn

State-level policies excluding transgender girls from school sports may create unintended consequences for all female athletes by establishing frameworks for…

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CDC Mobilizes Rapid International Response to Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda

The CDC has activated a coordinated international response to confirmed Ebola virus disease cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda: what we know in May 2026

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda are experiencing active Ebola transmission, according to a CDC situation update from…

New Ebola strain spreading in Congo and Uganda lacks approved vaccine, complicating outbreak response

A Sudan variant of Ebola spreading in Congo and Uganda currently has no approved vaccine, and standard diagnostic tests fail…

Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be spreading faster than reported, warns WHO epidemiologist

A WHO epidemiologist warns that an Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be accelerating beyond official case counts, with hundreds…

WHO warns of nicotine pouch epidemic targeting youth as sales surge globally

The WHO has issued a formal alert over nicotine pouches rapidly proliferating among youth, warning that aggressive marketing and regulatory…

Harsh Parenting Linked to Weaker Stress Regulation in Children, New Research Shows

Children exposed to harsh parenting demonstrate significantly impaired development of stress regulation mechanisms, with neurobiological changes in brain regions controlling…

Weight cycling does not increase mortality risk, major study finds

A prospective cohort study has found no significant association between weight cycling and increased mortality risk, challenging a long-held clinical…

World ‘Moving Backwards’ on Pandemic Preparedness as Disease Outbreaks Surge, GPMB Warns

The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board warns that infectious disease outbreaks are becoming deadlier and more frequent while the world moves…

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