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Ebola and hantavirus have Africa talking ‘health sovereignty’ as donor support fades

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Ebola and hantavirus have Africa talking ‘health sovereignty’ as donor support fades

Gunmen kill 2 police officers assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan

Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations

Supreme Court rejects appeals from drug manufacturers over Medicare price negotiations

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test

Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak

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France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses

France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses

When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know

When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know

FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it

A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it

6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

America 250: The 20‑cent tax that started federal healthcare

America 250: The 20‑cent tax that started federal healthcare

No evidence it helps: Doctors warn against adolescents self-medicating with cannabis

No evidence it helps: Doctors warn against adolescents self-medicating with cannabis

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

Vance promotes Trump administration’s work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine

Vance promotes Trump administration’s work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine

Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital’s records of transgender kids

Judge blocks Trump administration’s demand for Rhode Island hospital’s records of transgender kids

France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak

France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak

The world’s reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID

The world’s reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID

In Fairfax, Spanberger signs bills aimed at lowering healthcare costs for Virginians

In Fairfax, Spanberger signs bills aimed at lowering healthcare costs for Virginians

Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud

Officials say $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud

America 250: Food culture, the American diet and how it shaped public health

America 250: Food culture, the American diet and how it shaped public health

US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

US overdose deaths fell again in 2025, but some worry about policy and drug supply changes

France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

France confines more than 1,700 on British cruise ship in Bordeaux after gastroenteritis outbreak

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