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Breastfeeding could provide life-long immunity to infection, study

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Health workers burying a child who died of Ebola in the DRC’s North Kivu province. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA

Radical ideas are needed to break the DRC's Ebola outbreak. Here are some

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A health worker looks on at an Ebola transit centre in Beni in North Kivu province, DRC. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA

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Road to measles elimination is predictable, but can be rocky

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Can vaccines help fight the rise of drug-resistant microbes?

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Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

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Guinea pigs cured of Ebola with antibodies, raising hopes for treatment in humans

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#CycloneIdai: Cholera prevention and other relief efforts underway

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Working with communities is essential to end Ebola

Working with communities is essential to end Ebola

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WHO puts influenza plan in place

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Health workers in Liberia at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA

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