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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 ANTO...
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 ...
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 Staffo...
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 H...
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, Dem...
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 r...
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 spac...
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 scree...
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 O...
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 Re...
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 recommendin...
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 aegy...
May 19, 2026
