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Cervical cancer deaths 49% higher for women living in poverty: Report
Female doctor talking with young woman in exam room (MoMo Productions/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Cervical cancer deaths are 49% higher for women livin...
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Kenya minister stops construction of US-backed Ebola quarantine facility
Ebola virus test, conceptual image. (DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has hal...
Jun 23, 2026

Ebola cases in DRC surpass 1,000 as UNICEF warns millions of children at risk
Ebola survivors leave the ALIMA Ebola Treatment Center at Rwampara General Hospital following their recovery from the disease, as a health worker sits...
Jun 22, 2026

Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine
An Influenza Vaccine is prepared for a patient, Sept. 12, 2025, in Coral Gables, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)(SAN ANTONIO) -- The basic training fac...
Jun 18, 2026

Fewer than half of Americans say they can afford healthcare: Gallup
Close-up of examination table in doctor's office (Grace Cary/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Fewer than 49% of Americans can afford healthcare, the lowest ...
Jun 18, 2026

American doctor previously infected with Ebola in DRC returns to US
Serge, an international Christian missions organization, has confirmed that American medical missionary Dr. Peter Stafford, his wife, Dr. Rebekah Staf...
Jun 16, 2026

DRC reports record number of Ebola cases in a single day as outbreak hits 1-month mark
Viviane Nzale, a health worker responsible for triage, stands at a screening post at the entrance of Mongbwalu General Hospital while monitoring patie...
Jun 15, 2026

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

