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Global / International

116 live updates

Public Health / Outbreaks

10 monitored sources in this section

1 active
Trusted source

UK Health Security Agency

Latest 4
UkAllPublic HealthGlobal Health
23 Oct
Guidance: Influenza: treatment and prophylaxis using anti-viral agents

Guidance on how to manage influenza (flu) using anti-viral agents.

23 Oct
Research: ObLong: study of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in acute NHS hospitals

Observational longitudinal (ObLong) study to determine impact of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing on NHS acute trusts in 2022 and challenges to implementing policy

22 Oct
Research: Lead exposure in children: surveillance reports (from 2021)

Results of laboratory-based surveillance of elevated blood lead concentrations in children in England.

22 Oct
UKHSA publishes latest Cold mortality monitoring report

Findings from the report show that 2,200 deaths were associated with cold weather in England during winter 2025 to 2026.

Nursing Homes / Long-Term Care

2 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.

Workforce, Education & Practice

1 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.

Other Updates

1 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.

United States

330 live updates

Clinical Safety, Drugs & Alerts

9 monitored sources in this section

4 active
Trusted source

FDA MedWatch Safety Alerts

Latest 4
UsAllMedication SafetyUs Core
21 Oct
Wedgewood Pharmacy Issues Recall of Certain Compounded Veterinary Medications Within Expiry Due to Potential Potency Issues

SWEDESBORO, N.J., (October 21, 2026) - Wedgewood Pharmacy LLC ("Wedgewood") is recalling certain compounded veterinary medications within expiry at the provider/customer level due to inconsistencies in the reliability of certain analytical testing data generated by their laboratory, potentially resu

20 Oct
Early Alert: Cardinal Health Issues Correction for Presource Packs Containing BD Alaris Pump Infusion Sets

Cardinal Health Presource Kits containing recalled BD Alaris Pump Infusion Sets should be corrected prior to continued use.

20 Oct
Hospital Glucose Meter Removal: Nova Biomedical Removes StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter Systems

Software update for StatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter Systems due to the potential for glucose results to be assigned to the incorrect patient.

20 Oct
Import Alert for Certain Olympus Medical Devices Manufactured in Japan - Letter to Health Care Providers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting health care providers about import alerts for certain medical devices manufactured in Japan by Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus) and its subsidiaries.

Trusted source

FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts

Latest 4
UsAllPatient SafetyUs Core
22 Oct
Natural Grocers Recalls Natural Grocers Brand Organic 2 Pound Mung Beans Due to Potential Presence of Foreign Material

10/22/2026, Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., Lakewood, Colorado, is recalling Natural Grocers Brand Organic 2-Pound Mung Beans due to the potential presence of glass.

22 Oct
WinCo Foods LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sesame in Hoagie Rolls

October 22, 2026 - WinCo Foods of Boise, ID is recalling the following WinCo Foods Brand Hoagie Rolls due to undeclared sesame.

16 Oct
Lidl US Recalls Gelatelli Coffee & Vanilla Gelato Due to Possible Health Risk

ARLINGTON, VA – OCTOBER 16, 2026 – Lidl US is recalling one lot of Gelatelli Coffee & Vanilla Gelato with Coffee Sauce & Cookie Pieces 16 FL OZ (1 PT) UPC 4 0564897 22458 Lot: 085261 Best By MAR/26/2028 because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which ca

15 Oct
Family Farmstead Dairy Announces Recall of Raw Mild Cheddar Cheese Due to Potential E. coli O26:H11 and O45:H2 Contamination

WORCESTER, NY, October 15, 2026 - Family Farmstead Dairy of Worcester, NY is recalling specific lot of cheddar cheese because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. Coli O157:H7). E. coli O157:H7 causes a diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. Although most healthy ad

Trusted source

FDA What’s New: Drugs

Latest 4
UsAllMedication SafetyUs Core
23 Oct
FDA Rare Disease Day 2027 - 03/05/2027

The FDA will host Rare Disease Day (RDD), a hybrid public meeting, on Friday, March 5, 2027 in global observance of Rare Disease Week. The theme is: “Your stories. Our stories. An Event for Patients.”

23 Oct
FDA Approves First Once-Weekly Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Patients

FDA Approves First Once-Weekly Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Patients

23 Oct
Recently Issued Biologics Guidance Documents

This page lists Recently Issued CBER and Cross-Center Guidance Documents.

22 Oct
FDA grants traditional approval for pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph for unresectable or metastatic TMB-H solid tumors with updated indication

Oncology Burst: FDA grants traditional approval for pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph for unresectable or metastatic TMB-H solid tumors with updated indication

Trusted source

FDA What’s New: Vaccines, Blood & Biologics

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UsAllVaccines BiologicsUs Core
22 Oct
Accelerating Rare disease Cures (ARC) Program

CDER’s Accelerating Rare disease Cures (ARC) Program brings together CDER’s collective expertise and activities to provide strategic overview and coordination of CDER’s rare disease activities.

22 Oct
FDA Launches New Program to Advance Neuroscience Medical Product Development

FDA announces the launch of the Neuroscience Advancement and Innovation Nexus (NAIN), a new agency program aligned with the Trump Administration’s efforts to accelerate medical innovation and deliver breakthrough treatments.

22 Oct
About NAIN

Learn more about FDA's Neuroscience Advancement and Innovation Nexus (NAIN).

21 Oct
VYJUVEK

For the treatment of wounds in adult and pediatric patients with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) with mutation(s) in the collagen type VII alpha 1 chain (COL7A1) gene.

Public Health / Outbreaks

7 monitored sources in this section

3 active
Trusted source

CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases — Ahead of Print

Latest 4
UsAllInfection ControlUs Core
23 Oct
Identification of Zoonotic Pteropine orthoreovirus in Rousettus amplexicaudatus Fruit Bats, Indonesia

N. Dharmayanti et al.

23 Oct
Typhoid Fever–Like Manifestation of Scrub Typhus in Patient with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, China, 2025

Y. Li et al.

22 Oct
Isolation of Orientia tsutsugamushi from Bat-Associated Chiggers, Japan

Y. Qiu et al.

19 Oct
Emergence of Shamonda Orthobunyavirus, Central Europe, 2026

K. Wernike et al.

Other Updates

30 monitored sources in this section

1 active
Trusted source

CDC Travel Health Notices

Latest 4
GlobalAllPublic HealthUs Core
19 Oct
Level 1 - Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Kenya

The Kenyan Ministry of Health has confirmed an imported case, as well as other linked cases, of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in Nairobi, Kenya.

16 Oct
Level 2 - Yellow Fever in Ghana

There is an outbreak of yellow fever in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Travelers to the Upper West Region should take steps to prevent yellow fever by getting vaccinated at least 10 days before travel and taking steps to prevent mosquito bites.

23 Sep
Level 2 - Global Polio

Some international destinations have circulating poliovirus. Before any international travel, make sure you are up to date on your polio vaccines. Country List : Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan...

18 Sep
Level 1 - Hepatitis A in Costa Rica

There is an outbreak of hepatitis A (HAV) in Costa Rica. Most cases have been reported in San José province.

Regulation, Quality & Compliance

11 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.

Workforce, Education & Practice

4 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.

Nursing Homes / Long-Term Care

8 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.

Home Health & Community Care

3 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.

Africa

54 live updates

Public Health / Outbreaks

2 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.

Other Updates

9 monitored sources in this section

2 active
Trusted source

Amref Health Africa News

Latest 4
AfricaAllCommunity HealthAfrica Global South
23 Oct
Bridging the Last Mile: How Bicycles Are Helping Community Health Promoters Reach More Families in Kilifi County

For Florence Kombe, covering the households under her care once took between one and a half… The post Bridging the Last Mile: How Bicycles Are Helping Community Health Promoters Reach More Families in Kilifi County appeared first on Newsroom.

20 Oct
Protecting the Gains: Keeping HIV Care on Track in Dar es Salaam

As Amref takes forward U.S. Government-supported HIV services in Tanzania’s largest city, with the priority to… The post Protecting the Gains: Keeping HIV Care on Track in Dar es Salaam appeared first on Newsroom.

20 Oct
Climate-Resilient Health Care for Mothers in Tanzania 

In a coastal Tanzanian district where power cuts and dry spells have long disrupted care, solar… The post Climate-Resilient Health Care for Mothers in Tanzania  appeared first on Newsroom.

20 Oct
Training Clinical Officers in Tanzania for Better Care

Health leaders, educators and practitioners from Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar are reviewing how clinical officers are… The post Training Clinical Officers in Tanzania for Better Care appeared first on Newsroom.

Trusted source

South Africa NICD Alerts

Latest 4
South AfricaAllPublic HealthAfrica Global South
23 Oct
Diphtheria situational report (week 42 of 2026)

Between 29 December 2025 and 18 October 2026, 44 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria and 10 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. diphtheriae have been identified in South Africa. Most confirmed cases were reported from the Western Cape (82%; 36/44), followed by Limpopo (11%; 5/44) and Gauteng (7%; 3/44). Asym...

23 Oct
Weekly measles and rubella situation report (week 41 of 2026)

Measles and rubella surveillance data and analyses are updated daily and reported weekly. The reported figures may be influenced by the number of specimens from suspected cases that are received by the laboratory at the time of testing. Measles surveillance National measles surveillance has detected an increase in m...

21 Oct
End of the 2026 influenza season

The 2026 influenza season ended in week 39 (week ending 27 September 2026). In South Africa, the influenza season typically begins around mid-to-late April and ends around late August to mid-September. The 2026 season began in week 11 (week starting 9 March 2026), when the influenza detection rate among patients enr...

21 Oct
Increase in gastrointestinal illness cases reported in Bronkhorstspruit and surrounding areas

The public is alerted to cases of gastrointestinal illness affecting Bronkhorstspruit, Zithobeni, Rethabiseng, Ekandustria, Ekangala and Dark City in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng. Between 7-18 October 2026, 408 cases of gastrointestinal illness were reported, with young children under four years old mostly affected....

Europe

0 live updates

Public Health / Outbreaks

1 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.

Other Healthcare Updates

0 live updates

Other Updates

1 monitored sources in this section

0 active
No current updates available in this section yet.