Pandemic

Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility

Two people were killed in protests last week in Nanyuki, and the US continues its activities defying Kenyan court orders.

Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.
Medical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026

Health Ministry prepares Israel’s hospitals in event of Ebola case amid Central Africa outbreak

Red Cross workers prepare to lower the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, at the Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

Scientists race to develop Ebola vaccine amid DRC outbreak

Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.

Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say


The mental health pandemic: America's great national emergency - opinion

We can only hope that our elected officials will begin to address mental health for what it is, a national emergency.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden (blurred in this slow shutter speed photo) walks down a hallway lined with candles representing victims of gun violence, after he spoke about the issue in an address to the nation from the White House, last Thursday

Delta had worst cancelation rate among US airlines in May

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.

Researchers create COVID-19 antibodies from eggs - study

Researchers say that birds are ideal for producing antibodies quickly and cheaply, and these could potentially be used to treat or help prevent COVID-19.

An employee of an organic supermarket poses for the photographer with an egg from an organic farm in Berlin, February 25, 2013.

8% of athletes suffer from debilitating post-COVID symptoms - study

The study, which analyzed data from 43 scientific articles about 11,500 athletes, also found that 3% of the athletes developed exercise intolerance.

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (purple) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus, isolated from a patient sample.

Llama nanobodies could be used to develop COVID-19 treatment - study

The study found that nanobodies derived from a llama could be used to develop an inhalable spray to combat COVID-19 and other viral diseases.

Llama lying down

COVID-19: Here's how to address continued mental health difficulties in teens

Adolescents have faced a myriad of challenges over the last two years. Now that the pandemic appears to be slowing down, it's time to address the mental health fallout.

 Illustrative image of a young boy sitting alone in distress.

Authoritarian regimes are a health threat to the world - analysis

There may be an increased risk of health emergencies that could affect the entire world when authoritarian countries are not transparent with their data

 A resident and a girl look out through gaps in the barriers at a closed residential area during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, May 17, 2022.

Jacob’s Ladder Festival returns with a new format - review

Producing a quality three-day outdoor festival with superb facilities at prices that people could afford became just beyond the realm of possibility.

 AN IRISH music jam session at the Jacob’s Ladder festival.

People with disabilities are facing severe loneliness due to COVID-19 - opinion

Social distancing requirements during COVID-19 meant that people with disabilities couldn't get the help they needed, and they are still suffering from it.

A lone man wearing a protective face mask sits at an unusually quiet State Library on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021.

How can health services best implement the lessons of the pandemic? - Greek Dep. Health Min.

“When the Covid pandemic struck, nobody knew what it was. So we had to take care of patients who were getting worse and worse in front of our eyes,” she recounts.

 Deputy Health Minister of Greece Mina Gaga with Medicine 2042 Conference President Prof. Nadir Arber.