Health

WHO Extends Polio Global Health Emergency, Stops Short of Pandemic Label

WHO extended polio’s decade-long highest global health alert, citing ongoing spread risks, but said the virus does not meet the new “pandemic emergency” bar.

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EU regulator backs Moderna’s first combined COVID-19 and flu shot for older adults

EMA panel recommends authorizing Moderna’s mRNA combo vaccine mCombriax for people 50+, a step toward one-shot winter protection.

#vaccines, #covid19, #influenza, #ema, #moderna

Measles Surge Makes Guadalajara Mexico’s New Epicenter as 2026 World Cup Nears

Jalisco has become Mexico’s measles epicenter after thousands of cases nationwide, forcing school mask rules and a vaccination push months before World Cup matches.

#measles, #mexico, #vaccination, #guadalajara, #worldcup2026

Lilly’s daily GLP-1 pill beats Novo’s oral semaglutide in diabetes trial, but side effects drive more dropouts

A Phase 3 head-to-head study finds Lilly’s orforglipron lowered A1c and weight more than Rybelsus, with higher quit rates.

#diabetes, #glp1, #weightloss, #pharma, #clinicaltrials