Merck and Moderna reported encouraging late-stage melanoma data for an individualized mRNA-based treatment, a result researchers described as an important test for cancer-vaccine technology.
On 2026-08-17, available reporting documented an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo had killed 2,325 people,, according to government figures.
Health authorities said 45 infections were recorded in one week, with the greater Athens area facing particularly intense transmission as mosquito-control work expanded.
Both units at Romania’s only nuclear power plant are set to be offline after drought and exceptionally low river levels reduced the water available for cooling.
Taylor Farms recalled prepared foods containing jalapeños after peppers linked to Coast Citrus Distributors were associated with a multistate Salmonella outbreak.
On 2026-07-31, available reporting documented tracy Tomlinson was offered the clinical trial for ovarian cancer at The Christie hospital in Manchester.
State health officials reported 193 hospitalizations as the intestinal illness spread across 70 counties, with several hundred new cases arriving daily.
On 2026-07-30, available reporting documented the Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories announced it would advance the rVSV Bundibugyo jab so it can be tested on humans during clinical trials.
Exceptionally low Danube levels pushed Hungary and Romania to cut nuclear output, turning a heat and drought emergency into an immediate power-security problem.
Wildlife officials say preliminary tests suggest tomatoes contaminated with cyanide may have killed 15 elephants in southern Kenya over the past month.
The test offers adults aged 45 and older at average risk another screening option, but positive results require follow-up colonoscopy and blood testing is not considered a preferred screening method.
On 2026-07-24, available reporting documented a volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oxford University said.