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Kenya Confirms Second Ebola Case in Relative of First Patient

Kenya confirms a second Ebola case

Pope Leo XIV Has a Quiet Night After Lung Tumor Surgery in Rome

Pope Leo XIV rests after lung tumor surgery

Ebola Cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Exceed 9,000

Ebola cases top 9,000 in DR Congo

Swimmer Archie Goodburn to Meet Andy Burnham After Brain Cancer Appeal

Swimmer Archie Goodburn will meet Andy Burnham

Pope Leo XIV Hospitalized for Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule

Pope Leo XIV undergoes surgery to remove lung nodule

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Pennsylvania Reports Sixth Measles-Associated Death

Pennsylvania reports sixth measles-associated death

Women With Autoimmune Diseases More Often Misdiagnosed as Psychological, Study Finds

Women with autoimmune diseases face more psychological misdiagnoses

Pope Leo XIV to Be Hospitalized in Rome for Lung Nodule Surgery

Pope Leo XIV will undergo lung nodule surgery in Rome

Pope Leo XIV Undergoes Surgery for Lung Adenocarcinoma, a Common Lung Cancer Subtype

Pope Leo XIV has surgery for lung adenocarcinoma

Germany’s Health Insurance Contribution Benchmark Is Set to Remain Stable in 2027

Health insurance benchmark is set to hold steady in 2027

Italian Teenager Found to Have Lived Three Years With Bicycle Brake Lever in His Back

Scan finds brake lever in Italian teen’s back after three years

HIV-Healed “Second Berlin Patient” Is a Charité Employee

HIV-Healed Patient Thomas Kahlert Is a Charité Employee

German Health Insurance Supplementary Contribution Could Remain Stable at 2.9% in 2027

Germany’s health insurance surcharge could stay stable in 2027

Germany’s Statutory Health Insurance Surcharge Expected to Stay at 2.9% in 2027

Germany’s health insurance surcharge is set to stay at 2.9%

Pope Leo XIV to Undergo Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Nodule

Pope Leo XIV will undergo lung surgery in coming days

Woman in Zonguldak Survives Heart Vessel Tear After Severe Coughing

Stent saves woman after coughing tears heart vessel

Pope Leo XIV’s Postoperative Recovery Is Normal as Respiratory Physiotherapy Begins

Pope Leo XIV begins respiratory physiotherapy after surgery

Tokat Water Tests Find No Problems After Outbreak Sends Thousands to Hospitals

Tokat water tests find no problems after outbreak

Pope Leo XIV’s Brother Louis Prevost Has Multiple Myeloma

Pope Leo XIV’s brother has multiple myeloma

Madrid Doctors Call Four Strikes From October to December Over Stalled Workplace Improvements

Madrid doctors schedule four strikes through December

Two Doctors Face Trial After Surgical Gauze Was Left in Patient in Manisa

Two doctors face trial over gauze left in patient

Pope Leo XIV Has Lung Adenocarcinoma Removed in Successful Gemelli Hospital Surgery

Pope Leo XIV has lung adenocarcinoma removed

Pope Has Lung Cancer After Lung Nodule Surgery Announcement

Pope is diagnosed with lung cancer

NHS App Adds Alerts When Prescriptions Are Ready for Collection

NHS app alerts patients when prescriptions are ready

West Nile Virus in Europe 2026: Record Spread and the Netherlands' First Deadly Season

West Nile virus in Europe 2026

Congo's 2026 Ebola Outbreak: Cases, Deaths, Vaccines and What Comes Next

Congo's 2026 Ebola outbreak explained

Lola Weippert Says Another Breast Tumor Was Found as She Awaits Further Tests

Lola Weippert Awaits Tests After Another Tumor Is Found

80 Workers Hospitalized After Suspected Food Poisoning in İzmir

80 Workers Seek Hospital Care After Suspected Food Poisoning

Pope Leo XIV Successfully Undergoes Lung Surgery After Nodule Is Found

Pope Leo XIV Successfully Undergoes Lung Surgery

France Records 783 Fatal Workplace Accidents in 2025, Up 19 From 2024

France recorded 783 workplace deaths in 2025

Spain Estimates 5,807 Heat-Related Deaths Last Summer, Highest in a Decade

Spain estimates 5,807 heat-related deaths last summer

Christa Pike Begins Walking Again After Botched Execution, Lawyer Reports

Christa Pike walks again after botched execution

Study Finds Cyberbullying Is Increasing, with Schools a Key Setting

Study finds cyberbullying is increasing at schools

Germany’s Abuse Commissioner Says 10 Million Experienced Sexual Violence in Childhood

Germany’s Abuse Commissioner Reports 10 Million Survivors

13-Month-Old Girl Dies in Antalya; Family Alleges Wrong Medication and Negligence

Family alleges negligence after baby dies in Antalya

Menopause Remains Taboo in Germany as Experts Call for More Support

Experts call for more menopause support in Germany

German Child Abuse Commissioner Warns of Rising Risks to Children Online

German commissioner warns of rising online risks to children

Two-Month-Old Baby in Bursa Hospitalized With Skull Fracture After Sofa Fall

Baby Suffers Skull Fracture After Sofa Fall in Bursa

Turkey Updates Food Adulteration List, Citing Mislabeling and Unauthorized Ingredients

Turkey Updates List of Foods With Adulterated Ingredients

Kenya Confirms First Imported Ebola Case from Congo, Patient Dies

Kenya reports first Ebola case after patient dies

Inquest Rules Three Sisters Found at Brighton Beach Took Their Own Lives

Inquest finds three sisters drowned at Brighton beach took lives

Florida Reports Its Highest Number of Locally Transmitted Dengue Cases in Decades

Florida reports decades-high locally acquired dengue cases

12-Year-Old Mia Shay St Hilaire Dies from Allergic Reaction to Contaminated Milkshake

12-Year-Old Dies from Allergic Reaction to Milkshake

Rubio Urges Russia for Clarity on Laboratory Worker’s Plague Death

Rubio urges Russia on plague lab worker's death

Dr. Imogen Brooks Receives UK's First Prosthetic Tongue After Cancer Surgery

Dr. Imogen Brooks Gets UK's First Prosthetic Tongue

Teenager Becomes First in UK to Receive Testicular Tissue Transplant

Teenager receives UK's first testicular tissue transplant

Suspicious Death at Russian Plague Research Institute Raises Concerns

Suspicious death in Russia raises outbreak concerns

Netherlands to End 13-Week Pregnancy Scan Program in 2028

Netherlands will end 13-week pregnancy scans in 2028

Pennsylvania Reports Over 1,000 Measles Cases in Largest Outbreak in Decades

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak exceeds 1,000 cases

Cancer Rates Rising Among Younger People, Study Reveals

Cancer cases rise sharply among those under 50

Canada Halts Expansion of Assisted Dying to Mentally Ill Individuals

Canada suspends assisted dying for mentally ill individuals

US and WHO Call for Transparency Following Suspected Plague Case in Russia

US and WHO seek clarity on suspected plague case in Russia

France Begins Annual Flu and COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign on October 13

France starts flu and COVID-19 vaccination campaign Tuesday

Okan Kurt Hospitalized After Muscle Spasm, Demet Akalın Warns About Intense Exercise

Okan Kurt Goes to Hospital After Muscle Spasm

Over 1 Million UK Adults Who Never Smoked Are Now Vaping

Over 1 Million UK Adults Now Vaping Without Smoking

Action Against Hunger Says 7 Million People in France Lack Enough Food

Action Against Hunger says 7 million lack enough food

16 People Treated in Antalya After Illnesses Following Cosmetic Botox Injections

16 people treated after Botox illnesses in Antalya

Climate Crisis Affects Children Through Heat, Allergies and Anxiety

Climate Crisis Is Affecting Children’s Health and Well-Being

Tokat Suspends Classes for One Day as Schools Undergo Disinfection

Tokat Suspends Classes for School Disinfection

New York Declares State of Emergency Due to Measles Outbreak

New York declares emergency over measles outbreak

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