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Global / International

125 live updates

Public Health / Outbreaks

10 monitored sources in this section

1 active
Trusted source

UK Health Security Agency

Latest 4
UkAllPublic HealthGlobal Health
27 Oct
Guidance: Nipah virus (NiV): biological principles

Core principles relating to the biology and transmission of Nipah virus.

27 Oct
Guidance: Acute respiratory illness in PPDs and the CYPSE

Managing acute respiratory illness (ARI) in prisons and other prescribed places of detention (PPDs) and in the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE).

26 Oct
Guidance: Health and Social Care Needs Assessment toolkit: women's prisons

The toolkit provides a gender-specific Health and Social Care Needs Assessment (HSCNA) framework that evaluates the health and social care needs of women in prison during custody and on release.

26 Oct
Official Statistics: Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in GP patients: 1 September 2026 to 31 October 2026

Cumulative data showing the number of GP-registered patients in England having the seasonal influenza vaccine.

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

326 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
27 Oct
HAIFA SMOKED FISH Recalls Cold Smoked Sprats Due to Potential Health Risk

HAIFA SMOKED FISH of QUEENS NY is recalling approximately 560 lbs. of Cold Smoked Sprats, due to potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.

24 Oct
Tonight We Ride, LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of Ultimate Forza Male Supplement Due to Presence of Undeclared Sildenafil, Tadalafil, and Dapoxetine

October 24, 2026, Tonight We Ride, LLC of Lakeville, Minnesota is voluntarily recalling all lots of Ultimate Forza Male Supplement capsules to the consumer level because it has been found to contain undeclared Sildenafil, Tadalafil, and Dapoxetine.

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.

Trusted source

FDA What’s New: Drugs

Latest 4
UsAllMedication SafetyUs Core
27 Oct
Demograss Premier may be harmful due to hidden ingredient

The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or use demograss Premier, a product promoted and sold for weight loss on various websites, including innovacionnatural.com, and possibly in some retail stores.

26 Oct
Walmart, Inc. - 736557 - 10/01/2026

Unapproved New Drugs

26 Oct
Multimedia Education Materials | Biosimilars

FDA offers a variety of materials in multiple formats to help promote understanding of biosimilars and interchangeable products.

26 Oct
9 Things to Know About Biosimilars and Interchangeable Biosimilars

FDA experts share some interesting facts about to biosimilars and interchangeable biosimilars.

Trusted source

FDA What’s New: Vaccines, Blood & Biologics

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UsAllVaccines BiologicsUs Core
27 Oct
Electronic Submission Template for Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Applications

This guidance provides the required standards for the submission of IDEs by electronic format, timetable, and criteria for exemptions from these requirements.

27 Oct
Individualized Human Genome Editing Products: Considerations for BLA Submission and Postapproval Management

This is the draft guidance for industry, Individualized Human Genome Editing Products: Considerations for BLA Submission and Postapproval Management

26 Oct
Neuroscience Advancement and Innovation Nexus (NAIN)

FDA is taking action to accelerate Neuroscience Medical Product Development. Learn more.

26 Oct
Expiration Date Extension for North American Coral Snake Antivenin (Micrurus fulvius) (Equine Origin) Lot CL6814 through June 30, 2026

This is the Expiration Date Extension for North American Coral Snake Antivenin (Micrurus fulvius) (Equine Origin) Lot CL6814 through June 30, 2026

Public Health / Outbreaks

7 monitored sources in this section

2 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

49 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
26 Oct
Health on the Move: How Kenya’s One Health Model Follows the Herd and Why It Matters 

Kenya’s pastoralists have always known that the health of people, animals and environment in inseparable. A… The post Health on the Move: How Kenya’s One Health Model Follows the Herd and Why It Matters  appeared first on Newsroom.

26 Oct
New York to Kigali: turn health talks into action

Speed read By: Githinji Gitahi Global health dialogues must help build resilient, sovereign health systems that turn… The post New York to Kigali: turn health talks into action appeared first on Newsroom.

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.

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.