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Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantine
Read full article: Ebola cases in Uganda rise to 9, while 265 others are being monitored under quarantineHealth authorities in Uganda say Ebola cases in the country have risen to nine while 265 other people are being monitored under quarantine.
Scientists warn Trump's medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now
Read full article: Scientists warn Trump's medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for nowScientists warn the Trump administration’s drastic cuts for medical research endanger patients, will cost thousands of jobs and threaten America’s standing as a world leader in science and innovation.
Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancer
Read full article: Bayer backs broadened effort to shield popular weedkiller from claims it failed to warn of cancerThe global chemical maker Bayer is backing an expanded effort to shield itself from lawsuits alleging its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
Read full article: New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC saysFederal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year.
Veterans Affairs deems more than 130 occupations ineligible for Trump's deferred resignation plan
Read full article: Veterans Affairs deems more than 130 occupations ineligible for Trump's deferred resignation planMost nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer.
Mom with heart condition shares fight to save herself and her daughter
Read full article: Mom with heart condition shares fight to save herself and her daughterA Michigan mom who was born with a heart defect hopes to help support others dealing with heart issues. And as she approaches her 30th birthday, she is embracing the life she fought so hard to have.
Race to sell chickens after New York City live poultry markets ordered shut due to avian flu
Read full article: Race to sell chickens after New York City live poultry markets ordered shut due to avian fluLive poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens after seven cases of avian flu were detected and state officials ordered markets in the metropolitan area to close for a week.
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemicStates are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on Medicaid rolls after the COVID-19 pandemic are sicker than anticipated and costlier to care for.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, COVID, pneumonia, slip & fall injuries
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, COVID, pneumonia, slip & fall injuriesHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
'Voice of the CDC' resumes publication, but experts worry about what they're not hearing
Read full article: 'Voice of the CDC' resumes publication, but experts worry about what they're not hearingA federal scientific publication has returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health effects of wildfires in Hawaii and California.
Uganda's LGBTQ community faces anxiety and uncertainty after U.S. aid freeze
Read full article: Uganda's LGBTQ community faces anxiety and uncertainty after U.S. aid freezeA non-profit organization supporting LGBTQ people in Uganda says its work is being threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s suspension of foreign aid.
Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump
Read full article: Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing TrumpA spokesman says President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency.
VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worse
Read full article: VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump's deferred resignation plan could make things worseNurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs comprise the largest group of federal employees.
Patients using diabetes apps can miss critical alerts. Here's how to make sure you're getting them
Read full article: Patients using diabetes apps can miss critical alerts. Here's how to make sure you're getting themU.S. officials are warning about a potentially life-threatening issue with smartphone apps that help manage diabetes.
The transgender care fight targets more adults as Georgia and other states weigh laws
Read full article: The transgender care fight targets more adults as Georgia and other states weigh lawsConservatives’ nationwide offensive against transgender care is increasing trying to cut off care for transgender adults, and a panel of Georgia lawmakers has become the first in 2025 to move forward.
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Read full article: A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk betterThree people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.
San Francisco grants new mayor 'unprecedented' powers to battle fentanyl crisis
Read full article: San Francisco grants new mayor 'unprecedented' powers to battle fentanyl crisisSan Francisco’s Board of Supervisors granted newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers to expedite the city’s response to its fentanyl and homelessness crisis.
Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
Read full article: Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming carePresident Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challenge.
Medical experts dispute evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murder
Read full article: Medical experts dispute evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murderA panel of experts is disputing the medical evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murdering seven newborns and trying to kill seven others.
Struggling with your mental health after surviving a disaster? Here's how to look after yourself
Read full article: Struggling with your mental health after surviving a disaster? Here's how to look after yourselfThere’s the initial shock and chaos in a collective disaster like the deadly and destructive California wildfires.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Read full article: Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other peopleUgandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week.
New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
Read full article: New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive orderNew York Attorney General Letitia James is telling hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments.
Trump administration's data deletions set off 'a mad scramble,' researcher says
Read full article: Trump administration's data deletions set off 'a mad scramble,' researcher saysResearchers across the country are in “a mad scramble” to sort out what public data the Trump administration has deleted from government websites.
How to deal with fresh health insurance deductibles in the new year
Read full article: How to deal with fresh health insurance deductibles in the new yearMany Americans with high-deductible health insurance face a cold reality at the start of every year: Those deductibles will have to be paid before most insurance coverage starts.
Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year
Read full article: Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the yearPakistani police say unidentified gunmen shot and killed a police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio vaccination drive of the year.
WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal
Read full article: WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawalThe World Health Organization chief is asking global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency.
Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspended
Read full article: Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspendedA letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F.
Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse
Read full article: Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurseUgandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala.
Health data, entire pages wiped from federal websites as Trump officials target 'gender ideology'
Read full article: Health data, entire pages wiped from federal websites as Trump officials target 'gender ideology'A government memo aimed at implementing President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people has rippled through the federal government as agencies scramble to make changes to strip “gender ideology” from websites, contracts and emails.
Arrest warrant issued for New York doctor indicted in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pill
Read full article: Arrest warrant issued for New York doctor indicted in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pillAn arrest warrant has been issued for a New York doctor indicted by a Louisiana grand jury for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online to a pregnant minor.
A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders
Read full article: A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump ordersU.S. government websites have gone dark as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders declaring his administration would recognize only two genders and ordering an end to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies
Read full article: Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babiesA new study finds that rat infestation in many of the world’s cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington.
Pentagon strips travel reimbursement for troops seeking abortions, fertility treatment
Read full article: Pentagon strips travel reimbursement for troops seeking abortions, fertility treatmentA new memo says the Defense Department will no longer reimburse service members for travel out of state to get reproductive health care, including abortions and fertility treatments.
About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: About half of Americans approve of using weight-loss drugs to treat obesity, AP-NORC poll findsA new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands if they are struggling with obesity or have a health condition tied to weight.
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it
Read full article: RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed itThe man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary says he needs to see data showing vaccines are safe, but he dismissed the evidence shown by an influential Republican senator.
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
Read full article: FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioidsU.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Read full article: Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years agoThe Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” for the way it suffocated children.
Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump's executive order
Read full article: Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump's executive orderHospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation’s capital say they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at cutting federal support for such care.
What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, strep throat, COVID, RSV, pneumonia, asthma flare-ups
Read full article: What’s Going Around in Metro Detroit: Influenza, strep throat, COVID, RSV, pneumonia, asthma flare-upsHere’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.
Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
Read full article: Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 yearsA Ugandan health official says a nurse in the capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak ended in 2023.
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC says
Read full article: The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It's not the biggest in US history though, CDC saysA yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.