One day after the alarm over 1,100 suspected cases, the facts are becoming clearer: confirmed Ebola infections in the Congo climb to 282, Moderna announces an mRNA vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain, and hundreds in Kenya take to the streets against a US quarantine centre.
Three days after the first headlines about Daraxonrasib, the expert community is discussing new treatment approaches for pancreatic cancer intensively at ASCO, the world's largest cancer congress — and debating which barriers still separate patients from access to such therapies.
The vaccine alliance CEPI and Moderna are accelerating the development of three vaccine candidates against Bundibugyo Ebolavirus. With a funding commitment of $62 million, the vaccines are to enter clinical trials faster in light of over 900 suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
English football legend Kevin Keegan has spoken publicly about his cancer for the first time. The 75-year-old disclosed that he has advanced-stage cancer with a recovery chance of approximately 33 percent.
As temperatures across much of India climb above 45 degrees Celsius, hospitals report a sharp increase in severe heat-related complications. At the same time, meteorologists warn of two to three additional heat waves in June.