Health news · 26 October 2026
Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Surpasses 1,000 Cases, Five Dead
Pennsylvania has recorded 1,004 measles cases across 39 counties in 2026 — the state's largest outbreak in decades — with at least 198 hospitalisations and five deaths reported.
DRC: Nurse Killed, Health Worker Wounded in Attack on Ebola Responders
A nurse was killed and a colleague seriously injured in Bafwasende, eastern DRC, while responding to an Ebola alert, the latest in a series of violent attacks on health workers during the country's deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak.
Nigeria Tracks 53 Contacts After Confirming First Ebola Case Since 2014
Nigerian health authorities have identified 53 people who came into contact with the country's first confirmed Ebola patient since 2014 — a woman who contracted the Bundibugyo strain while travelling in Uganda — with none showing symptoms so far.
New Weight-Loss Drug Petrelintide Achieves Over 10% Weight Loss at Higher Doses with Far Fewer Side Effects than GLP-1s
A phase 2 trial published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology found that petrelintide, an amylin-based weekly injection for obesity, produced weight loss ranging from 8.7% to 10.7% across five dose levels over 42 weeks, with the three highest doses each exceeding 10%, while causing far fewer gastrointestinal side effects than GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide.