Public health and hygiene

CDC says one American tested positive for Ebola in DR Congo

The measures will not apply to US citizens, permanent residents and government personnel overseas, according to the order.

US states reject anti-vaccine bills as public health groups fight MAHA

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures as he speaks during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

China denounces Taiwan foreign minister’s Geneva visit amid WHO assembly

The World Health Organization's (WHO) annual World Health Assembly takes place this week.

12 coffee shops complete toilet renovations, begin deep cleaning with NEA grants

Cleaners (in red), supervised by a trainer (in blue) from Ascendo Academy, clean a mirror at the common wash basin of the newly renovated toilet at Rong Fa Coffeeshop at Clementi West Street 2 pictured on May 15, 2026. (Pls note, female cleaner and male trainer did not want to be named)

Hantavirus outbreak tests post-Covid-19 health communication playbook

The hantavirus outbreak on a luxury liner has revived some Covid-19-era trauma and panic online.

Could the hantavirus spark the next pandemic?

The current outbreak is caused by a “New World” hantavirus from the Andes.

16 people, including 2 Singaporeans, sentenced to community service for littering in Johor

The punishment was part of the seventh series of community service orders implemented in the state.

FDA authorises first fruit-flavoured e-cigarettes in US amid political pressure

The food and drug regulator said it would continue to require fruit-flavoured vapes that appeal to youths to present evidence that it is beneficial to smokers.

‘Spreading like wildfire’: Fiji grapples with soaring HIV cases

There were over 2,000 new HIV cases recorded in Fiji in 2025, a 26 per cent increase from 2024.

‘You just can’t get the air in’: How hantavirus turns deadly

Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off the coast of the city of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, on May 4, after three people died onboard from an acute respiratory syndrome.

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