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Every health story from the last two weeks of One Turn, newest first. Each links to its sources and to its place on the 3D globe.
Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in Abuja in a woman who had arrived from Uganda, and began contact tracing. Kenya reported its ninth case, and Africa CDC chief Jean Kaseya called the outbreak an extremely serious threat and asked for funding and health workers. Uganda reacted angrily to Nigeria's announcement, and the US advised citizens to reconsider travel to Kenya.
The World Food Programme said funding shortages are forcing it to stop monthly food support for about 500,000 people in Gaza. Families described rising prices and disrupted supplies. Medics said Israeli fire killed four people; Israel's military said it struck a militant.
Novo Nordisk released a late-stage analysis showing its experimental CagriSema injection produced 25% weight loss in women, improving on its existing drug Wegovy.
Researchers using advanced imaging found that statins can attach to a muscle cell protein and open a calcium channel, a possible explanation for statin-related muscle pain.
A clinical trial found daily vitamin C supplementation was associated with fewer adverse events and a promising survival advantage in people with precancerous blood disorders and early-stage blood cancers.
A Novo Nordisk study reported that CagriSema produced 25% weight loss in women.
The World Food Programme said funding shortfalls are forcing it to cut monthly food support for about 500,000 people in Gaza, reducing recipients from 1.6 million to 1.1 million. Remaining families will get smaller rations and less cash, while two-thirds of the population faces crisis levels of food insecurity, according to the agency.
Nigeria's health ministry said a woman who flew to Abuja from Uganda tested positive for Ebola, its first case in the current outbreak, and 44 close contacts have been identified. Kenya has recorded nine infections since confirming its first case this month. The outbreak, of the Bundibugyo strain, has killed more than 4,300 people across the region, according to the Guardian.
The WHO said 1,147 people have died of measles in Bangladesh, 94% of them children under five, calling it a warning to other nations. In the US, the CDC reported a third measles death this year, with more than 4,400 cases nationwide.
Novo Nordisk released a late-stage analysis showing its experimental CagriSema injection produced 25% weight loss in women. The company said it could improve on results from its existing obesity drug Wegovy.
The World Food Programme is reducing the number of Gazans it supports from 1.6 million to 1.1 million because of funding shortages. The agency says two-thirds of the population faces crisis-level hunger and 200,000 are at risk of famine.
Kenya reported its eighth case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, its first-ever cluster, while the disease reached an eighth province of DR Congo. The regional outbreak, the second-largest on record, has killed more than 4,300 people.
Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican days after surgery removed part of his right lung for adenocarcinoma, and thanked crowds in St Peter's Square on Sunday. He said he will gradually resume duties, and his surgeon saw no clinical reason to cancel a planned Latin America trip next month.
Kenya confirmed four more cases of Bundibugyo ebolavirus, including three health workers who treated the first patient and one relative, bringing its total to seven. All were already in quarantine.
Kenya confirmed a third Ebola case, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from DR Congo. The cases have raised urgent questions about preparedness, border controls and Africa's domestic health funding.
Pope Leo XIV was pictured for the first time since surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, celebrating Mass at Rome's Gemelli hospital.
Researchers at the University of Southern California found a way to create a potentially renewable supply of genetically engineered immune cells for fighting cancer.
The World Health Organization said suspected cholera cases in Yemen have surged over the past three weeks. The country previously endured a six-year outbreak linked to its humanitarian crisis.
The World Health Organization reported a sharp rise in suspected cholera cases in Yemen over the past three weeks. Yemen previously endured a cholera outbreak that lasted six years amid its humanitarian crisis.
Kenya's health ministry said no further Ebola cases have been detected since a patient died of the disease on October 5, after 293 tests.
Kenya's health ministry said no new Ebola cases have been found since one patient died of the disease on October 5, after 293 tests.
Eight more children have died of measles in Bangladesh. The outbreak's death toll now exceeds 1,155.
Eight more children died of measles in Bangladesh, pushing the outbreak's death toll above 1,155.