Ebola: The secret hideout of the virus The Independent There was a certain kind of quiet hopefulness when, in late April this year, the last Ebola patient of the West African epidemic – a two-year-old boy – walked out of a treatment facility in Monrovia, Liberia. With the smouldering embers of the outbreak fading, there was cause for celebration. Bu...
Tuberculosis epidemic larger than previously thought: WHO Press TV The United Nations’ public health authority has criticized the international community for not doing enough to deal with the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, saying the infectious disease is taking more lives than thought. | Latest data published on...
Global TB epidemic prompts fresh warnings amid drug-resistance crisis The Independent The world is making “dismal progress” towards ending the global epidemic of tuberculosis – the infection which kills more people than any other – amid a “crisis” in resistance to drugs used to treat the disease, the World Health Organizat...
The scary-clown epidemic claims another victim: Ronald McDonald The Oregonian Ronald McDonald just wants to make people happy. He bounds through parades and other public events, big red smile painted on his face, waving at and hugging kids. His charity helps sick children across the world. | But right now he's keeping out...
