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The World Health Assembly certified that smallpox had been wiped from the earth - the only human disease ever eradicated. The last natural case had been in Somalia in 1977, and the campaign that found it had traced and vaccinated outwards from every case for a decade.

At a seminar at CERN, the ATLAS and CMS experiments each report a new boson at around 125-126 GeV at five sigma, independently and from the same data-taking runs. It is the last unverified piece of the Standard Model.

Eight months after the first cases in Guinea, the WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in West Africa a public health emergency of international concern. It became the largest Ebola outbreak in history: more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Six weeks after declaring a public health emergency, the WHO's Director-General told a Geneva briefing that COVID-19 could be characterised as a pandemic - 118,000 cases in 114 countries at the time. Most of the world's lockdowns began within a fortnight.

Three years and three months after declaring it, the WHO ended COVID-19's status as a public health emergency of international concern. The Director-General was careful to say the virus was not gone - only that it no longer needed emergency governance.

Doc centers on the hard-charging, brilliant Dr. Amy Larsen, Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis. After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she's treated, colleagues she's crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine, despite having lost nearly a decade of knowledge and experience. Season 1 premiere, "If at First You Don't Succeed...": When Chief of Internal Medicine Dr. Amy Larsen suffers a catastrophic brain injury, her life is turned upside down. Aired on FOX.

Doc centers on the hard-charging, brilliant Dr. Amy Larsen, Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis. After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she's treated, colleagues she's crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine, despite having lost nearly a decade of knowledge and experience. Season 2 premiere, "Her Heart": Amy's past comes back to haunt her when a desperate father sacrifices everything to secure his daughter's heart transplant. Aired on FOX.

In Best Medicine a brilliant surgeon leaves Boston to become a small-town doctor where he spent childhood summers. Despite his medical skills, his rude manner alienates locals as he battles hidden phobias and struggles with personal connections. The series premiere, "Docked": Brilliant and brusque renowned surgeon Martin Best leaves his lucrative career in Boston to become the general practitioner in the small seaside village of Port Wenn, Maine. One local teacher, Louisa Gavin questions his harsh demeanor, while Martin quickly gets annoyed by the antics of its town locals, all while hiding his debilitating aversion to blood. Premiered on FOX.

WMO expects the established El Niño to strengthen in the coming months and persist through February 2027, with increased risks of floods, drought and extreme heat. Its September–November outlook already anticipates rainfall and temperature patterns associated with strong El Niño.

In Best Medicine a brilliant surgeon leaves Boston to become a small-town doctor where he spent childhood summers. Despite his medical skills, his rude manner alienates locals as he battles hidden phobias and struggles with personal connections. The premiere, "Be Careful What You Fish For": While Martin continues to struggle with his blood phobia, a mermaid washes ashore in Port Wenn to the amazement of everyone in town. Meanwhile, Judith, a well-meaning townsperson creates havoc while on prescribed oxygen, Louisa continues to see Martin's girlfriend Eden for medical guidance and Greg and George's success from the seas urchin boom take its toll on the both of them. Season 2 starts on FOX.

Doc centers on the hard-charging, brilliant Dr. Amy Larsen, Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis. After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she's treated, colleagues she's crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine, despite having lost nearly a decade of knowledge and experience. The premiere, "Wherefore Art Thou": On Amy and Sonya's first day as Co-Chief Resident, they must coach a fresh crop of interns through a mysterious case that seems to defy medical logic. Jake and TJ adjust to new roles within the hospital. Meanwhile, Dr. Ben Grant returns to Westside with a secret plan to reshape the Surgical Department. Season 3 starts on FOX.

The Simpsons season 38 premiered Sunday 27 September 2026 at 8 pm ET on FOX with S38E1, "The Children's Book Job": Marge tries to save Springfield Elementary with a reclusive British children's author (guest star Emma Thompson) while Homer botches the airport pickup.

Animal Control is a workplace comedy following a group of Animal Control workers whose lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not. The premiere, "Seahawks and Piglets": Frank leads the team in a work stoppage, but abandons his cause for the ultimate call - recovering the Seahawks' missing mascot. Season 5 starts on FOX.

The Simpsons season 38, episode 2, "Diary of a Chimpy Kid", aired Sunday 4 October 2026 at 8 pm ET on FOX: Bart and Lisa adopt an abandoned baby chimp, clash over parenting styles and then try to rescue him from a private animal zoo while Homer fears for his face.

The Simpsons season 38, episode 3, "Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening", aired Sunday 18 October 2026 at 8 pm ET on FOX: a killer stalks Springfield on Halloween, and Apu returns with a new voice, Sunil Malhotra, for the first time since 2017.

The Simpsons season 38, episode 4, "Treehouse of Horror XXXVII", is the annual Halloween special, airing Sunday 25 October 2026 at 8 pm ET on FOX with a stop-motion Nightmare Before Christmas opening, Marge's many husbands, a Bart and Santa's Little Helper body swap, and Homer's driving lesson.

The Simpsons season 38, episode 5, "Testing 1-2-3", is scheduled for Sunday 1 November 2026 at 8 pm ET on FOX: Lisa has herself evaluated for three types of neurodiversity, which remind her of Principal Skinner, Comic Book Guy and Homer, with Rachel Bloom as guest voice Annette.

The Simpsons season 38, episode 6, "The Kosmic Kruiser", is scheduled for Sunday 8 November 2026 at 8:30 pm ET on FOX: Bart and Lisa break into Krustyland's most notorious failed attraction and find it has not been completely abandoned.

The Simpsons season 38, episode 7, "Dream Scenari-Moe", is scheduled for Sunday 15 November 2026 at 8 pm ET on FOX: a sleep study reveals that Moe's dreams are bleeding into everyone else's in Springfield, with Meg Ryan guest starring.

WHO's IHR Emergency Committee on the Bundibugyo Ebola epidemic is due to reconvene, roughly three months after its 18 August meeting, to say whether the emergency still stands. WHO counts 7,890 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths in the DRC as of 23 September 2026.

WHO extended the polio Temporary Recommendations for a further three months from 21 August 2026, so the IHR Emergency Committee is expected to review whether polio remains a public health emergency around late November. Wild poliovirus type 1 stays confined to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Simpsons season 38, episode 8, "Curb Your Expectations", is listed for Sunday 22 November 2026 on FOX; it was written by John Frink and has no published synopsis or guest cast yet.

The Simpsons season 38, episode 9, "Jersey Score", is listed for Sunday 29 November 2026 on FOX; it was written by Joel H. Cohen and has no published synopsis or guest cast yet.

Fox's Baywatch revival, with Stephen Amell as an adult Captain Hobie Buchannon and Jessica Belkin as his long-lost daughter Charlie, premieres on Wednesday 6 January 2027 at 9 pm ET. Fox ordered 12 episodes; Matt Nix is showrunner and McG directed the premiere.

Family Guy follows Peter Griffin the endearingly ignorant dad, and his hilariously offbeat family of middle-class New Englanders in Quahog, RI. Lois is Peter's wife, a stay-at-home mom with no patience for her family's antics. Then there are their kids: 18-year-old Meg is an outcast at school and the Griffin family punching bag; 13-year-old Chris is a socially awkward teen who doesn't have a clue about the opposite sex; and one-year-old Stewie is a diabolically clever baby whose burgeoning sexuality is very much a work in progress. Rounding out the Griffin household is Brian the family dog and a ladies' man who is one step away from AA. Season 25 starts on FOX.

The World Health Assembly opens in Geneva on 23 May 2027 with the Pandemic Agreement's pathogen access and benefit-sharing (PABS) annex due for consideration after member states extended the negotiations in 2026.

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative's extended strategy sets certification of wild poliovirus type 1 eradication by the end of 2027, with transmission in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant to stop first. Both countries still report cases.