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Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains, as outbreak outpaces response
As of Monday, at least 1,926 people have been infected, of whom 702 have died, in three provinces in Congo from the rare Bundibugyo virus.
UK entered pandemic unprepared and wasted billions, Covid inquiry finds
Inquiry officials said governments' lack of planning forced officials into improvised systems that fueled waste and damaged public trust.
EU court backs naming doped athletes, rejects automatic online shaming
Violators of anti-doping rules can be listed online to ensure fair play, Europe’s top court ruled, but privacy law requires authorities to justify publication instead of treating it as reflexive part of every ban.
Albertsons opioid crisis trial kicks off in Washington
The state of Washington claims the supermarket chain, and the state's second largest pharmacist, helped foment the opioid epidemic.
Dozens at an Ebola treatment center in Congo strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses
Congolese authorities declared the Ebola outbreak on May 15, after the disease had been transmitting for weeks without official detection.
Prenatal exposure to acetaminophen
MANHATTAN — The Second Circuit partially vacated a New York federal court’s exclusion of some expert testimony in two cases in which parents’ suits against big pharma corporations and retail pharmacies were dismissed over claims of failure to warn about possible ADHD and autism resulting from prenatal ingestion of acetaminophen products. The appellate court said testimony should be allowed when “a particular technique or theory has gained general acceptance in the scientific community, and an expert reliably applies that methodology to the subject of inquiry.”
Wisconsin Supreme Court says unborn 'patients' are owed informed consent
The justices ruled that a child who was deformed by a vaginal birth was a patient before she was born, and can pursue a claim against the delivery doctor.
EPA promised a Make America Healthy Again agenda. It has yet to materialize, frustrating activists
Many in the diverse coalition of MAHA activists say they plan to vote on issues over party in November's congressional elections.
Firefighting gear manufacturers seek dismissal of Montana PFAS suit
The case is one of five filed in federal courts across the country.
Ebola outbreak is 'fastest growing ever' as 600 die
The WHO's figures for Congo show the outbreak there has a case fatality rate of 34%.
Europe scorched by hottest June on record as heat deaths top 8,000
It's the “new normal”: Europe keeps breaking heat records, and a strong emerging El Niño could make things worse.