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The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning

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The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning

Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola

Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola

Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride 250 brings veterans to DC

Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride 250 brings veterans to DC

DC athletes honor fallen service members with push-ups, pull-ups and lots of running

DC athletes honor fallen service members with push-ups, pull-ups and lots of running

Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7

Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7

Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin

Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin

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How state laws can stymie research into your ancestors’ psychiatric records

How state laws can stymie research into your ancestors’ psychiatric records

A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing

A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing

Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’

Good dog! More children’s hospitals turn to furry caregivers to help kids heal

Good dog! More children’s hospitals turn to furry caregivers to help kids heal

Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers

Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers

Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment

Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment

Americans exposed to hantavirus on ship enjoy some Nebraska hospitality while waiting in quarantine

Americans exposed to hantavirus on ship enjoy some Nebraska hospitality while waiting in quarantine

New cancer treatment at Georgetown hospital uses a patient’s own tumor cells

New cancer treatment at Georgetown hospital uses a patient’s own tumor cells

Legal fight could delay a proposed $7B settlement for lawsuits in Roundup cancer claims

Legal fight could delay a proposed $7B settlement for lawsuits in Roundup cancer claims

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

Virginia pushes water safety tips to parents after 12 children drowned last year

Virginia pushes water safety tips to parents after 12 children drowned last year

Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans

Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans

Air France flight to US diverted to Montreal due to Ebola travel restrictions

Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak

Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak

The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud

The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud

Stop here first: Dulles Airport becomes focus of US efforts to prevent spread of Ebola

Stop here first: Dulles Airport becomes focus of US efforts to prevent spread of Ebola

A year after opening, does Southeast DC trust Cedar Hill hospital?

A year after opening, does Southeast DC trust Cedar Hill hospital?

3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance

3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance

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