Eastern parts of Democratic Republic of Congo are suffering from the second-worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in…
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Viruses like Avian flu, Ebola and Marburg often fester in animals before moving into human populations. Animals in regions…
Malaria causes nearly half a million deaths worldwide every year. Ninety percent of them are in sub-Saharan Africa, where…
In the Gaza Strip, 97 percent of freshwater is unsuitable for human consumption, and raw sewage pours into the…
A mysterious, chronic kidney disease is wreaking havoc on farm workers in Central America, particularly those who harvest sugar.…
A story on one effort to prevent a disease that afflicts about 500,000 women across the world every year,…