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The World Health Organization has issued a global alert as chikungunya cases surge worldwide, with 445,271 suspected and confirmed cases and 155 deaths reported from 40 countries between January and September 2025. This represents a significant resurgence of the mosquito-borne viral disease, affecting regions that have not recorded notable increases in recent years. Americas Bear Highest Burden […]

Canadian psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson spent nearly a month in intensive care and was reportedly “near death” after being hospitalized with pneumonia and sepsis this summer, his daughter Mikhaila Peterson revealed in an emotional video update released on October 3, 2025. The 63-year-old public intellectual has been transferred out of the ICU but

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute announced on October 6, 2025, that the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance, revealing how the immune system regulates itself to prevent attacking the body’s own tissues. The three

Synopsis: The latest case reports from Pakistan and Nigeria underscore the fragility of global polio eradication efforts despite a 99% reduction in cases since 1988. Pakistan’s 29 wild poliovirus cases through October 2025 continue the country’s struggle with endemic transmission, while Nigeria battles 35 vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 cases. The challenge extends beyond endemic countries: