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Fiji's government has declared a national health crisis after recording a significant spike in HIV cases, with official estimates showing that roughly one in every 60 adults is now living with the virus.
Health authorities report an unusual cluster of airport malaria cases near Frankfurt Airport, resulting in three fatalities among individuals mostly employed by the airport operator.
Europe experienced its warmest summer since records began in 2026, with Germany alone recording at least 16,300 heat-related deaths and unprecedented numbers of hot days.
Public health officials and law enforcement in Scotland warn that an influx of highly potent synthetic opioids and cannabinoids is complicating efforts to address the country's severe drug death rates.
Europe experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, surpassing 2003 figures and leading to an estimated 16,300 heat-related fatalities in Germany alone.
A 16-year-old Lexington student has developed an advanced mathematical model showing that optimized distribution of existing mosquito net supplies could prevent twice as many malaria infections, earning him a $50,000 scholarship.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy called on the president to be radically honest about vaccine safety as the United States faces its highest number of measles cases in over three decades.
At least 48 people have died and approximately 100 others are receiving hospital treatment in southern Nigeria following the consumption of a locally brewed alcoholic beverage suspected to contain methanol.
The Fijian government has declared a national HIV emergency after new data revealed that one in 60 adults in the Pacific nation are living with the virus.
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