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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says a delay in detecting cases means responders were now 'playing catch-up'
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is raising fears of wider spread, with over 900 suspected cases and more than 200 deaths reported in the DRC. Health workers warn the toll is likely higher due to limited testing, while conflict, mistrust, and lack of treatment for the rare strain are hampering containment efforts
First, at least 160 lives already feared lost, health workers in the DRC are racing against time to contain a deadly disease that spreads as fast as it kills. Also, a diplomatic rift with the European Union is widening over security funding in Mozambique. The Foreign Ministry has criticised Brussels for halting support for Rwandan troops deployed in Cabo Delgado. And, African animation is stepping out of the margins with bold global ambitions. As studios, streamers, and creators invest in original stories from the continent, the key question remains: can Africa turn this creative momentum into a truly sustainable animation industry?
Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01660-z Nature staff discuss ongoing efforts to curb the Bundibugyo virus outbreak
The Cabinet has greenlit a health care draft law designed to lower insurance rates. The bill heads to parliament next, but doctors' associations and patient protection advocates say it amounts to austerity measures
Mifepristone, involved in most abortions in the U.S., can now be distributed only in person and at clinics
The Offline piece1 by Richard Horton is right that global health is on the brink: funding is collapsing, political volatility persists unabated, and powerful actors are renegotiating international engagement. But the answer is not simply a new narrative organised around climate, pandemics, conflict, migration, demography, or digital transformation. What global health requires is structural reorientation
The AI model analyzes subtle tissue changes on routine CT scans invisible to human specialists, detecting pancreatic cancer up to three years earlier than doctors can
This brief describes how proposed expansions to eligibility for the Veterans Affairs Community Care program could affect New York veterans’ geographic access to care, timeliness of care, and quality of care
“For the first time, FDA regulators will be able to see what’s happening in a clinical trial, looking at endpoints in the cloud as they occur,” writes FDA commissioner
A Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to review, and publish a report on, the merits of increasing the relevant statutory sum under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 for all claims since 1 January 2020 by an amount representing the amount of inflation since 2007