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A scientist works with a petri dish in a lab.

On 2 September 2019, Jacqueline Maga Znigire, deputy director of The Volcano School of Goma, instructs students on how to protect themselves from Ebola. Here she’s using a digital thermometer to check the temperature of a student. A high temperature is an early sign you might have Ebola.

As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 3000 cases, WHO calls for the full force of all partners to respond and increase their presence in the field to stop Ebola and to address one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world.

Attendees at a community engagement event in San Diego, California, learn more about the All of Us Research Program.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, is pleased to announce a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO)external icon, for its APPLETREE program.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidance on contraceptive use to reflect new evidence that women at high risk of HIV can use any form of reversible contraception, including progestogen-only injectables, implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs), without an increased risk of HIV infection.

A WHO expert advisory committee has approved the first phase of a new global registry to track research on human genome editing. The 18-member committee also announced an online consultation on the governance of genome editing.

The winners of the eight annual Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge developed simple but effective solutions that can make a significant difference to the patient population, such as a tool to make intubation easier and more accurate and a rapid screening test for C. difficile infections (CDI). The DEBUT challenge, totaling $65,000 in prizes, is supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health, and VentureWell, a non-profit higher-education network that cultivates revolutionary ideas and promising inventions.

Bite by an Aedes mosquito. This species can transmit diseases such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika.

During 2012-2016, an average of 43,999 HPV-associated cancers were reported each year, according to a new study published on Aug. 22. Among the estimated 34,800 cancers probably caused by HPV, 92 percent are attributable to the HPV types that are included in the HPV vaccine and could be prevented if HPV vaccine recommendations were followed, according to the report.