WHO poised to declare Ebola outbreak over after last patient discharged

The countdown to declare the end of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun after the last ...

Congo’s Last Ebola Patient Discharged as Outbreak Nears End

Democratic Republic of Congo discharged its last Ebola patient on Sunday, starting a 42-day countdown to pronouncing the end ...

Congo’s last Ebola patient has been discharged, raising hopes that outbreak might be over

The World Health Organization announced that the last Ebola patient in Congo’s latest outbreak was discharged over the weekend and no new cases have been reported since Sept. 25.
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Health hazards of plastic: From cradle to grave

BC's Philip Landrigan, M.D., and the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health present a sweeping new report showing plastic as a hazard at every stage of its life cycle Philip Landrigan ...