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Sara Lindqvist

Sara Lindqvist edits Health at Daybreak Wire. Her desk separates evidence from wellness noise: peer-reviewed findings over press releases, absolute risks alongside relative ones, and patients and clinicians at the centre of every story. Sara reads the methods section before the headline, names the limitations of every study she covers, and refuses health advice framed as certainty. Her test for publishing: would this story help a worried reader make a calmer, better-informed decision?

Health workers check personal protective equipment during an Ebola response (illustrative).

Congo's Ebola outbreak becomes largest ever of Bundibugyo strain

With 782 confirmed cases and 181 deaths reported by June 14, Congo's Ebola outbreak is now the largest caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a strain with no licensed vaccine or treatment.

Health  · 16 Jun 2026, 18:47  · Sara Lindqvist
Bottles of cough syrup on a pharmacy shelf in India.

India Ends Over-the-Counter Sales of Cough Syrups

New rules notified June 9 strip syrups of a decades-old exemption, so cough mixtures can no longer be bought without a prescription after children died from tainted batches.

Health  · 16 Jun 2026, 11:42  · Sara Lindqvist
Illustration of a middle-aged couple in conflict, evoking midlife stress.

The Real U.S. Midlife Crisis Is Loneliness and Strain, Study Finds

Born in the 1960s and early 1970s, today's middle-aged Americans report more loneliness, depression and memory trouble than the generation before, a 17-country study finds.

Health  · 14 Jun 2026, 18:53  · Sara Lindqvist
Two older men playing chess, an illustration for a study on whether brain health can improve with age.

A Study Says Brain Health Can Improve at Any Age. Read the Fine Print

A three-year study of nearly 4,000 adults found measurable brain-health gains from ages 19 to 94. The finding is real — but the sample skews narrow and there's no control group.

Health  · 13 Jun 2026, 18:02  · Sara Lindqvist
A pregnant patient during a prenatal care visit, where maternal vaccinations including flu and COVID-19 shots are routinely offered. Illustrative — not from the ACOG announcement. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

ACOG Launches Its Own Pregnancy Vaccine Schedule, Splitting With CDC

For the first time, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released its own maternal immunization schedule on June 10, recommending four vaccines during pregnancy—including flu and COVID-19 shots that the CDC no longer endorses.

Health  · 13 Jun 2026, 10:05  · Sara Lindqvist
Relief workers load supplies onto a UN Humanitarian Air Service helicopter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: WHO/Joel Lumbala.

Ebola Reaches 34 Health Zones in DR Congo as Cases Hit 676

WHO reports 676 confirmed Ebola cases and 136 deaths in eastern DR Congo, with the Bundibugyo strain now in 34 health zones and the first deaths recorded in a displacement camp.

Health  · 12 Jun 2026, 19:43  · Sara Lindqvist
A semaglutide injection pen. The study tested the GLP-1 drug, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, against placebo. Illustrative image.

Semaglutide Slowed an Aging Marker 9% in HIV Trial, Study Finds

A trial in adults with HIV found semaglutide slowed one measure of biological aging by 9% versus placebo. Researchers call it an early signal, not evidence the drug reverses aging.

Health  · 12 Jun 2026, 19:43  · Sara Lindqvist