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Major flu outbreak prompts dioceses to implement prevention protocols
- Feb 3, 2018
The nationwide flu outbreak has prompted dioceses to take steps to suspend traditional rituals to prevent the spread of the virus as much as possible.
Congo political crisis worsened by cholera epidemic
- Jan 29, 2018
In the midst of an ongoing political crisis over the continued rule of President Joseph Kabila, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now experiencing its worse cholera outbreak in two decades.
Zambia bans church services as cholera epidemic hits nation
- Jan 10, 2018
As a cholera epidemic threatens the lives of more than 14 million Zambians, the country has banned church services and other gatherings in Lusaka’s high-density residential areas.
Madagascar battles plague after over 30 people succumb to the disease
- Oct 7, 2017
Plague is endemic in Madagascar – a large island nation in the Indian Ocean, just over 300 miles off the coast of Africa – and outbreaks happen nearly every year. This year, the plague has already spread to ten cities, including the capital, Antananarivo, and the coastal cities of Toamasina and Mahajanga.
We need to resist brave new world of ‘Gattaca’ before it’s too late
- Aug 7, 2017
It became official this week: We can now edit the genetic material of embryos. It’s being hailed as a major breakthrough to fight disease, but as the movie “Gattaca” so brilliantly demonstrated two decades ago, there are numerous, profound ethical questions when such a practice is normalized. If we wait for our grandchildren to resolve them, it will be too late.
Trump honors student with rare disease, promises country of “miracles”
- Mar 1, 2017
During his address to a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump recognized Megan Crowley, a University of Notre Dame student born with a rare disease, for her strength and character while living with the inherited disorder since being diagnosed at 15 months old.
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