Ethel Caterham, the world’s oldest living person, has celebrated her 117th birthday in Surrey, marking another extraordinary milestone in a life spanning more than a century. Caterham assumed the title in April 2025 following the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas at the age of 116.
Moderna and Merck have reported encouraging results from a late-stage trial of a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine, saying the treatment significantly reduced the risk of melanoma returning or spreading.The vaccine, known as Intismeran, met both primary goals of the trial, according to interim findings released on Wednesday.
David Morens, a former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to circumvent US public records laws and conceal government communications concerning research funding and the COVID-19 pandemic.
US President Donald Trump has nominated Heidi Overton, a policy adviser closely aligned with his administration, to become the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), putting a prominent supporter of his healthcare agenda forward to lead the agency responsible for regulating food, medicines and medical products.
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo can still be brought under control within three months, despite the disease continuing to spread and response efforts struggling to keep pace. A WHO official said on Tuesday that containment remained achievable.
The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night and gets less sleep overall. At home he averages seven hours. The first night away – with or without earplugs and regardless of the bed’s quality – his smartwatch tells him he gets about five.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is freezing her eggs as she decides her next political moves ahead of the 2028 presidential election campaign. “This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life,” Ocasio-Cortez, 36, said on Instagram about her decision regarding her reproductive options.
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least 2,000 people have died among the confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak that is the fastest growing on record, according to the latest government data, as health authorities struggle to get help quickly to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues.
World Lion Day: Africa’s big cats face mounting threats from habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict
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