Around 1.3 million children in Malawi were vaccinated in a four-day campaign using the novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), with authorities reporting about 97% reach across eight districts; additional rounds are planned to reach children who missed the initial drive.
Georgia state Rep. Omari Crawford is running a half-marathon in each U.S. state as part of a project called "Miles for Mom" to honor his mother, who died after a battle with breast cancer; he has completed 12 states and plans to finish all 50 within four years.
A study of more than 17,000 cancer survivors found that starting or continuing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity after diagnosis was linked with a lower risk of death, and experts noted benefits both for muscle strength and at the cellular (anti-inflammatory) level.
Residents of Ilulissat report an unusually snowless January and absent sea ice that is disrupting dog sledding and hunting, while the nearby Sermeq Kujalleq glacier has retreated markedly and is contributing to rising sea levels.
A UK Biobank analysis of more than 100,000 participants found closer adherence to five established healthy diets was associated with an extra one to three years of life for men and one to two years for women, and these associations held after accounting for 19 genetic markers tied to longevity.
A nine-year-old boy at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital underwent the UK’s first surface-mounted, magnet-driven femur lengthening and gained about 3cm; the hospital has since used the technique on three other children.
President Trump posted condolences on Truth Social after the Rev. Jesse Jackson died at 84, calling him a "force of nature" and noting past support for Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died at 84; he had been one of the witnesses to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968 and spoke about that day on its 50th anniversary.
Dwayne Johnson posted on Instagram to mark Danny DeVito’s final day filming the upcoming Jumanji sequel, sharing photos of the cast and a brief tribute. The untitled film, reportedly subtitled Cross-Platform, is scheduled for release on 11 December.
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