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Health & Medicine Featured guide Flu Season 2026: Why It Started Early and Which Strain US flu activity is higher than usual for the time of year and England's is rising. H1N1 leads; H3N2 subclade K co-circulates. CDC and UKHSA data. Read the guide 
Health & Medicine Orforglipron: China Approves Lilly's Weight-Loss Pill Orforglipron, Lilly's daily GLP-1 pill, won China approval on 12 November 2026. Who it is for, trial results, side effects and US, UK and EU status. 
Health & Medicine Ozempic Vision Loss: FDA Adds NAION Warning to All GLP-1s Ozempic vision loss: on 9 November 2026 the FDA ordered a NAION eye warning on all GLP-1 drugs. How rare it is, symptoms and what the FDA tells patients. 
Health & Medicine Ebola Outbreak 2026: Bundibugyo Cases, Spread and Risk Ebola outbreak 2026: WHO counts almost 11,000 Bundibugyo cases and 5,300 deaths in DR Congo. Where it has spread, symptoms, vaccines and travel risk.