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Children of smoking parents prone to ‘chronic lung’ diseases

Non-smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research. The...

Conflict in DR Congo threatening fight against Ebola

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the ongoing militia violence in Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening the fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak. It...

Cholera kills 149 in DR Congo and Niger

Almost 150 people have been killed by a Cholera epidemic that has hit the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger. The epidemic since February has...

Arrest made following mass overdose in Connecticut

A suspect is in custody after over 40 individuals overdosed in a Connecticut park on a drug suspected of being laced with an opioid,...

Experimental Ebola treatment deployed in DR Congo

The experimental mAb114 Ebola treatment is being used for the first time in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the deadly virus continues to...

South Africa to eradicate deadly pit toilets in schools

South Africa is to eradicate pit latrine toilets from its schools after several deaths in parts of the country. The country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has...

Latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo difficult to contain

The World Health Organisation says the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is more challenging that ever. The global body says the...

Ebola vaccination begins in DR Congo after latest outbreak

World Health Organisation (WHO) officials have started vaccinating people in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the latest Ebola outbreak. WHO experts arrived in the...

Europe heatwave: Thousands of fish die Switzerland

Thousands of fish have died in Swiss sections of the River Rhine as Europe's heatwave continues. Swiss authorities say they have pulled a tonne of...

Strange disease kills eight in Uganda

Eight people have been killed by a strange disease in Uganda, according to officials. Sixteen others have also been hospitalized following the outbreak of the...

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