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WHO says risk of Ebola in World Cup host countries is low
Workers wearing protective visit a patient in an isolation unit an Ebola treatment center on June 2, 2026 in Monigi, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Da...
Jun 11, 2026
Ebola cases 'increased rapidly' since late May, WHO says
Medical workers wear protective equipment to disinfect equipment used to treat an Ebola patient, who recovered and was released this week, at the Heal...
Jun 08, 2026
US measles cases surpass 2,000 for the 2nd year in a row: CDC
Human crowd surrounding an injectable measles vaccine bottle on purple background. Horizontal composition with copy space. ( MicroStockHub/Getty Image...
Jun 05, 2026
New guidelines could help millions more Americans get colon cancer testing
(STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- New guidelines from the American Cancer Society are expanding colon cancer screening options beyond colonoscop...
May 27, 2026
Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda 'will get worse before it gets better': WHO chief
Martial Trezzini/epa/shutterstoc/MARTIAL TREZZINI/EPA/Shutterstoc(GENEVA, Switzerland) -- The head of the World Health Organization warned on Monday t...
May 25, 2026
Ebola outbreak in DRC is 'spreading rapidly' with almost 750 suspected cases: WHO chief
A medical staff member disinfects a quarantine room in an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 21...
May 22, 2026
Health officials warn patients of potential HIV, hepatitis exposure at Philadelphia dental office
Stock image of dental chair. (Zhenjin Li/Getty Images)(PHILADELPHIA) -- Health officials in Philadelphia are recommending certain patients of a dental...
May 22, 2026
Texas reports state's 1st human case of West Nile virus this year
Female Aedes mosquitoes, including the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) and the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti), are observed feeding on ...
May 19, 2026
As Ebola outbreak spreads in DRC and Uganda, what is risk to US?
Health supplies are seen as healthcare workers receive training on administering the Ebola vaccine in a study carried out with the support of the Worl...
May 19, 2026
'We're working on it': HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Ebola, hantavirus response
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of the E...
May 19, 2026