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SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026Ghebreyesus, who spoke Sunday in Bunia, said four people who recovered from Ebola will be discharged after another person was discharged on Friday, marking the first documented recovery of a confirmed Bundibugyo patient during the current outbreak, the Associated Press reported. Health officials are still working on vaccines and treatments, “but that doesn’t mean that people cannot recover from Ebola,” Ghebreyesus said. The WHO reported 134 confirmed cases of active Ebola cases and 18 confirmed deaths in the Congo and Uganda as of May 29, with 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths as of May 27. SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026Ghebreyesus visits Bunia and says in a statement he updated the prime minister on the WHO’s “coordination and collaboration with multiple partners in support of the government-led response.” FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026Reports emerge th
Adam Tooze recently shared a piece from The Economist about Brazil’s push for what it calls “medical sovereignty,” the determination to make its own vaccines and the active ingredients that go into its medicines rather than depend on supply chains it doesn’t control. Brazil already produces a large share of its own medicines through public […]
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Topline Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said on Sunday that Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, has “questions to answer” following reports that Platner’s wife flagged to his campaign sexually explicit texts Platner sent to other women. Platner’s wife called reports of the sexually explicit texts “shameful.” Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Key Facts “I have concerns,” Booker told ABC News on Sunday when asked if Platner could jeopardize Democrats’ control of the Senate, adding, “That guy has questions to answer. That’s what campaigns are for.” Booker’s comments come after the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported that Amy Gertner, who married Platner in 2023, told Platner’s Senate campaign last year about sexually explicit texts he sent to several women, to ensure they didn’t impact his campaign. For
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In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the spreading Ebola epidemic, the Midas list health investors, Lilly’s trio of vaccine deals, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Health workers leaving the isolation area at Congo’s General Referral Hospital during the Ebola outbreak response. Getty Images In less than two weeks since the Africa Center for Disease Control confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more than 220 people have been killed by the disease. The total number of people infected has now topped 1,000, and the disease has spread to neighboring Uganda. On Monday, the head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the disease was spreading faster than response efforts, leaving public health workers “playing catch-up.” The outbreak could surpass the 2018-2020 one, which was the biggest on record and caused more than 2,290
First, an ebola treatment centre in a town at the heart of the outbreak in DR Congo is torched by scared and frustrated locals in the midst of a health crisis that claimed at least 159 lives so far and continues to spread. Also, we talked with our guest about how computer science researchers and data workers from Africa are suffering some of the worst mental health effects of the industry. And, a small bakery is helping the job market rise. Khayelitsha Cookies, a women-led business on the outskirts of Cape Town, has secured a deal to supply British Airways.
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Topline Ebola cases and deaths have spiked in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the country confirming an outbreak of the deadly virus on Friday that has infected hundreds of people and killed dozens. Ambulances are parked outside a hospital in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Constant Same Bagalwa) Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Key Facts The outbreak’s death toll is 80 as of Friday, according to the World Health Organization, which said the rise in cases was focused in the Congo’s north-eastern Ituri Province. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Friday statement there were around 246 suspected cases—a figure that is likely higher as of Saturday. Only eight cases have been confirmed by laboratory testing. The Africa CDC said it is “concerned” about further cases, citing “intense popu