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Low cost digoxin is under renewed review after heart failure studies reported fewer worsening events in patients receiving digitalis therapy.

Health teams are tracking DRC and Uganda Ebola cases after WHO reported 139 suspected deaths and a rising suspected caseload in the region.

European Commission commits €74 million to CEPI, supporting vaccine research and global epidemic preparedness through Horizon Europe.

WHO declared Congo and Uganda’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak a PHEIC after confirmed cross-border spread and rising suspected deaths.

FAO says recycled plastic food packaging needs stronger risk assessment as chemical safety concerns grow and global standards remain uneven.

Health agencies in France and the Netherlands kept watch closely after contacts linked to the cruise outbreak tested negative for hantavirus.

WHO says current evidence suggests Andes hantavirus spread between people aboard the MV Hondius after 11 linked cases and three deaths.

EU negotiators agreed new medicines rules to cut shortages, boost local production and strengthen joint procurement across EU markets.

EU health authorities intensified their response to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak after Tenerife disembarkation and safe repatriation.

Health officials are tracing contacts and testing evacuees after confirmed Andes hantavirus cases aboard MV Hondius from the cruise ship.