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Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say

As China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and some people may worry whether the rise in cases could be felt more broadly around the world.

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Are HMPV Cases on the Rise in China? Here's What We Know

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and other seasonal viruses are on the rise across the northern hemisphere in early 2025, according to the World Health Organization. While news reports and social media videos have caused concern about a potential HMPV outbreak in China,

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HMPV Case LIVE: What does WHO have to say about rising HMPV cases in China? ‘Entirely expected…’

Amid rising concern around respiratory illnesses in India, several state governments have raised surveillances and issued guidelines

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Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say

In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were ...

Is the world ready for the next pandemic?

An awkward question remains five years after COVID-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next ...

Could Meta ending fact-checking lead to rise in health misinformation?

Meta announced this week it was ending third-party fact-checking and moving towards community notes. Some experts fear it could lead to a rise in health misinformation.

This Is the Deadliest Foodborne Illness, According to the World Health Organization

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization teamed up to publish a new ...

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U.N.'s World Health Organization calls on Israel to free Gaza hospital chief as death toll tops 45,500

Israeli forces raided northern Gaza's last hospital and detained its director as a purported Hamas suspect. U.N. officials ...

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HMPV, RSV, H5N1: Why the world is under attack from respiratory viruses

Even as the world fixates on hMPV, a genuine pandemic threat is emerging in the form of H5N1 bird flu. The virus has jumped ...

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American Global Health Leadership in a Second Trump Administration

The Trump administration may undermine U.S. leadership and the international system of global health cooperation. Pandemic preparedness, resilient health systems and reproductive rights will suffer wo ...

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The World Health Organization begs China to stop being China

It has been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic sprung out of Wuhan, China, and the World Health Organization is still incapable of doing anything other than begging the Chinese Communist ...

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Gaza Doctor’s Kidnapping Underscores Israel’s Pattern Of Targeting Health Care

The lack of transparency around Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya's whereabouts highlights the Israeli military's larger campaign of destroying Gaza's health care system.