A message from the Director-General of the World Health Organization expressing gratitude to the people of Tenerife for their solidarity and successful cooperation during the operation to safely disembark and care for over 120 passengers from 23 countries amid an outbreak of hantavirus.

WHO · May 14, 2026

Tunisia validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem

Tunisia has been officially validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a significant achievement after decades of sustained effort.

CDC Newsroom · May 14, 2026

Transcript - Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response 5/14/2026

CDC Travel Notices · May 14, 2026

Level 2 - Chikungunya in Mauritius

There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Mauritius. You can protect yourself by preventing mosquito bites.

PLOS Medicine · May 13, 2026

On the evolution of the company we keep: Implications for infectious disease modeling

by Joël Mossong Whom we meet shapes how infections spread. Where earlier focus of mathematical epidemiology was on incorporating age, more recent work has begun to reveal the importance of socioeconomic aspects for understanding and managing future epidemics. In this Perspective, Joël Mossong discusses the importance of understanding social contacts and how they have evolved for infectious disease modeling, and the need to factor in additional considerations such as ethic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

WHO · May 13, 2026

Global health gains face threat of reversal

The world is falling short on health targets, with progress uneven, slowing, and in some areas reversing, according to the World Health Statistics 2026 report, published today by the World Health Organization (WHO).

MedlinePlus (NLM) · May 13, 2026

About Exposures and Reproductive Health

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CDC Newsroom · May 13, 2026

Transcript - Update on CDC's Hantavirus Response 5/13/2026

MedlinePlus (NLM) · May 12, 2026

Infant and Toddler Nutrition

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MedlinePlus (NLM) · May 12, 2026

Types of Fat

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MedlinePlus (NLM) · May 12, 2026

Protein

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MedlinePlus (NLM) · May 12, 2026

About Water and Healthier Drinks

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MedlinePlus (NLM) · May 12, 2026

Pregnant and Considering Breastfeeding?

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MedlinePlus (NLM) · May 12, 2026

6 Tips for Eating Healthy on a Budget

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MedlinePlus (NLM) · May 12, 2026

Vegetables and Fruits

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PLOS Medicine · May 12, 2026

Social contact patterns in the United Kingdom following the COVID-19 pandemic: The Reconnect cross-sectional survey

by Lucy Goodfellow, Billy J. Quilty, Kevin van Zandvoort, W. John Edmunds Background Close-contact and respiratory infectious diseases are spread through social interactions. Measuring these interactions has transformed our ability to understand transmission and control these infections. Social contact patterns were disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic and have been affected by wider demographic, cultural, and workplace changes since then. Methods and findings To estimate post-pandemic social contact patterns in the United Kingdom, we conducted a cross-sectional social contact survey from…

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