Diseases

Two airport workers in Germany die of malaria from mosquito on plane

An imported Anopheles mosquito carried over by an aircraft is thought to be the likely cause of malaria among six workers at Germany’s Frankfurt airport.

West Nile virus infection causes one death in the Netherlands

The West Nile virus can cause severe, life-threatening illness in about one in 150 people who are infected.

Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease spike in Vietnam

Hand, foot and mouth disease occurs year-round and typically sees a sharp increase in September and October.

Fauci’s lawyers set up legal defence fund as US probes multiply

Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions about the pandemic at a congressional hearing in July.

France warns of 300,000 potentially unsafe condoms

French authorities issued a warning on Aug 21 over potentially unsafe condoms sold on the internet and in shops and pharmacies.

Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US to conspiring to conceal COVID records

Former National Institutes of Health (NIH) official David Morens departs following his arraignment on charges of evading federal records requests related to COVID-19 pandemic research grants and the use of personal email for government business, at U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S., May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

New $4.5m rehab initiative to help 2,000 people with Parkinson’s disease

Physiotherapist Marcus Tan assists Parkinson’s disease patient Lim Mui Huang with balance and agility training as part of the KEEP community rehabilitation programme.

WHO defends immunisation schedules after Trump orders fewer childhood shots

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines.

Trump order pushes for overhaul of childhood vaccine schedule

Many medical experts cast the push as scientifically baseless and potentially damaging to public health.

Sydney Towle, who chronicled her cancer on TikTok, dies at 26

Sydney Towle was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile ducts.

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