As of August 12, 2026, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection recorded a 17-month-old girl critically ill with influenza A complicated by severe pneumonia and septic shock, bringing the season's severe paediatric total to nine cases.
As of August 12, 2026, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection said falls in infections among men who have sex with men suggest a six-month hepatitis A transmission chain has been interrupted, and a free vaccination drive would close on September 12.
In an advisory published on 10 August 2026, the MHRA said several medical devices had been supplied on the UK market without the conformity markings required under UK regulations or EU rules. It reported no specific safety signal but said sterility and quality assurances were lacking.
In advice published on 7 August 2026, the MHRA said some medicines can affect hydration, temperature regulation and sun sensitivity, and urged patients not to stop prescribed medicines without advice.
New health data from Ituri Province shows essential care use fell sharply during the outbreak, with routine childhood vaccinations down by more than half in the main hotspots, UNICEF says.
In a study reported Aug. 4, 2026, MIT researchers and colleagues found that explainable AI improved non-experts' skin-disease diagnosis accuracy, largely through reliance on the model, while clinicians performed best with only a prediction.
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