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Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

Congos authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths

1 Sep 2026 9:32 am
How international supermarkets can break up a dinner rut without costing a fortune

When kitchen burnout hits, figuring out what to make for dinner every day can feel like an impossible task

29 Aug 2026 12:36 pm
She was a pain specialist to top athletes. Her opioid prescribing alarmed the DEA

Joan Rubinger overcame a catastrophic biking accident that left her paralyzed to become an influential pain-relief specialist helping top-tier athletes get back on the field after acute and chronic injuries

28 Aug 2026 8:14 pm
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo

28 Aug 2026 5:32 pm
Congo begins vaccinations to fight the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history

Congo has started vaccinating people against Ebola to combat the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history

28 Aug 2026 12:17 pm
Beloved New Orleans hospital, wracked by floods and grief in Hurricane Katrina, to get a makeover

A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment

28 Aug 2026 10:41 am
Closing arguments are set to begin in Lindsay Clancy's trial in the killings of her 3 children

Closing arguments are set to begin in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children in 2023

27 Aug 2026 1:48 pm
Kenyan mother dies after bleeding for hours after childbirth

The white sand beaches of one of Kenya's most popular tourist areas line a region with one of the country's highest rates of deaths around childbirth

26 Aug 2026 12:07 pm
8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater

An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater

25 Aug 2026 1:08 am
Economists don't expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices

The U.S. is reopening a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce near-record-high beef prices

24 Aug 2026 11:24 pm
Mobility tests can offer insights, but they aren't a crystal ball

Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but theyre no crystal ball

22 Aug 2026 8:03 pm
In Benin, malnutrition and misinformed views contribute to widespread stunting in children

In Benin, stunting affects a third of children under 5 due to malnutrition, despite abundant resources

21 Aug 2026 11:44 am
Moderna shares surge after it says its experimental mRNA cancer treatment passed a key test

Moderna shares more than doubled after announcing initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment

19 Aug 2026 11:10 pm
Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers' efforts to contain Ebola

Eleven-year-old Isaac Batisa searches for gold at a mining site in eastern Congo to help feed his family

19 Aug 2026 11:19 am
Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records

A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic

19 Aug 2026 6:51 am
Bedbugs can cause people to lose sleep and blood. Here's what to do about them

Bedbugs are on the rise and they tend to be at their worst at this time of year

16 Aug 2026 12:33 am
What to know about surrogacy dispute between couple, their surrogate and Texas courts

A surrogate who gave birth in Texas to a California couple's child is embroiled in a legal battle

14 Aug 2026 12:30 pm
California prisons fail to stop guards from sexually abusing women, Justice Department finds

A federal investigation accuses California's prison system of failing to protect incarcerated women from sexual abuse by guards

14 Aug 2026 12:14 pm
Kids keep getting hurt and killed on e-bikes. Should parents be held responsible?

As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic

14 Aug 2026 11:16 am
WHO says Congos Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history

The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history

12 Aug 2026 9:28 pm
Congo says 2,000 people have died in Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record

Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded at least 2,000 deaths among confirmed cases, the fastest growing on record

11 Aug 2026 1:35 pm
Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest on record

Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest on record

11 Aug 2026 1:11 pm
Ex-fraternity member pleads guilty to hazing an Arizona university pledge to death

A former leader of a Northern Arizona University fraternity has pleaded guilty to hazing a pledge who died

11 Aug 2026 5:06 am
Trump officials propose new scrutiny of food additives and ingredients

U.S. health officials want food manufacturers to provide more information about new additives and ingredients

10 Aug 2026 9:24 pm
Mark Cruz to lead Indian Health Service amid staffing and infrastructure challenges

Senior Health and Human Services adviser Mark Cruz will now lead the U.S. agency that provides healthcare to some 2.8 million Native Americans

8 Aug 2026 6:46 am
A 2-year-old at the center of a Texas brain-death dispute is taken off life support and dies

A 2-year-old girl whose parents sued a Texas hospital to prevent it from testing if she was brain-dead after she drowned in a hotel pool on Memorial Day has been removed from life support and died

7 Aug 2026 9:14 pm
One man works to slow fast-growing Ebola outbreak, and he's doing it unpaid

Wiza Bondele works at an Ebola treatment hospital in eastern Congo, risking his life without pay since the outbreak began in May

7 Aug 2026 1:45 pm
Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record

Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave

7 Aug 2026 11:14 am
Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops

Military officials say the majority of American troops wounded in the Iran war have suffered traumatic brain injuries

6 Aug 2026 5:11 pm
Dozens of health workers at epicenter of Congos Ebola outbreak protest lack of payment

Health workers at the epicenter of Congos Ebola outbreak are protesting over unpaid wages

6 Aug 2026 3:17 pm
US moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures

The federal government is taking steps to shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life

6 Aug 2026 3:32 am
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says

Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce

6 Aug 2026 3:04 am
Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killings

Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, the family's former nanny said she saw her deal with significant weight loss, insomnia, and postpregnancy mental health issues

6 Aug 2026 1:26 am
Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up legal debate and contempt vote

Dr. Anthony Faucis decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week

5 Aug 2026 4:27 pm
Nepals Gandaki province legalizes medical cannabis farming and use

A provincial government in Nepal has legalized farming and use of marijuana for medical purposes

5 Aug 2026 1:43 pm
Ebola has killed 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

Ebola has killed over 1,700 people in eastern Congo, marking the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease

4 Aug 2026 4:21 pm
Trial of Massachusetts mom accused of killing her 3 children enters 2nd week of testimony

Lindsay Clancy's murder trial is heading into a second week of testimony about the killings of her three children in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023

3 Aug 2026 11:36 am