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US Ebola Patient Moved To Germany For Treatment As Trump Tightens Travel Rules
An American citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been transferred to Germany for...
Dozens Strike at Congo Ebola Center Over Unpaid Salaries
A strike broke out on Monday at an Ebola center in the northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, as dozens of...
Nearly 1,000 Sick: Check These Cyclospora Outbreak Symptoms Now
A stomach parasite is tearing through the Midwest; you need to check the exact Cyclospora outbreak symptoms immediately if you...
Cyclosporiasis Outbreak: Experts Explain the Right Way to Wash Produce
The cyclosporiasis outbreak spreading across the United States has left many people wondering if they are washing their fruits and...
WHO Launches Experimental Ebola Study in Congo
Health officials are moving quickly to stop a deadly virus from spreading. The World Health Organization has started a major...
Over 100 Sickened by Norovirus on Ruby Princess Cruise Ship, CDC Says
More than 120 passengers and crew members on a Princess Cruises ship that docked in San Francisco on Thursday were...
Mystery Parasite Leaves Americans Battling Intense Illness
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), domestic cases are climbing rapidly as the summer season...
US-UK Drug Deal Could Cause 229,000 Excess Deaths in England, Study Warns
The NHS will have to divert £45 billion from essential services to pay for new medicines under the terms of...
Medicare Seniors Can Get GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs for $50 a Month
For the first time, Medicare will cover GLP-1s for obesity-related weight loss without any other medical conditions, dramatically expanding access...
French Biotech Abivax Soars 34% After New Drug Data Eases Cancer Fears
Shares of French biotech company Abivax soared Tuesday after it released fresh data on its lead drug for bowel disease,...
New Orleans Man Becomes First in Region Functionally Cured of Sickle Cell Disease
A young south-eastern Louisiana man recently became the first person in his region to be functionally cured of sickle cell...
Men Can Lose Their Y Chromosome With Age, Study Finds — and the Health Cost Is Finally Known
The human Y chromosome is shrinking. In the next 5 million years or so, some geneticists think the sex-determining chromosome...
Trust in CDC Plunges Under Trump as Partisan Divide on Health Agencies Widens
A year into the second Trump administration, trust in federal health institutions has collapsed. The decline is not uniform. It...
Ukraine’s War Is Causing a Premature Birth Crisis, UN Data Shows
Ukraine is seeing a rising number of premature births, emergency cesarean sections, and other pregnancy complications. Some areas near the...
Ebola Outbreak in Congo and Uganda: 20,000 Cases Possible as Border Closure Ruins Traders
The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa is threatening to spiral out of control. The border is closed. Traders are watching...
