Kenya minister stops construction of US-backed Ebola quarantine facility

Tuesday, June 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has halted construction of the U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base after being found in contempt of court for allowing work to continue despite a court order.Duale appeared before the High Court in... Read More.

Fewer than half of Americans say they can afford healthcare: Gallup

Thursday, June 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Fewer than 49% of Americans can afford healthcare, the lowest rate since tracking began in 2021, according to Gallup data released Thursday.In a single year, roughly 2.8 million people no longer identified as being "Cost Secure" meaning they could no longer... Read More.

American doctor previously infected with Ebola in DRC returns to US

Tuesday, June 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has returned to the United States.Dr. Peter Stafford; his wife, Dr. Rebekah Stafford; and their four children arrived safely on Monday, according to Serge, the international Christian missionary... Read More.

DRC reports record number of Ebola cases in a single day as outbreak hits 1-month mark

Tuesday, June 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reported a record one-day increase in Ebola cases since the current outbreak was first detected one month ago.The DRC Ministry of Health reported 72 new confirmed Ebola cases on June 13,... Read More.

WHO says risk of Ebola in World Cup host countries is low

Friday, June 12 by ABC News

(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization said on Thursday that the risk of Ebola transmission in Europe and World Cup host countries is low as the tournament gets ready to kick off across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO's... Read More.

Ebola cases ‘increased rapidly’ since late May, WHO says

Tuesday, June 9 by ABC News

(GENEVA) -- The number of Ebola infections and deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has "increased rapidly" since late May, the World Health Organization said Monday.Since the last update from the WHO on May 29, an additional 390... Read More.

US measles cases surpass 2,000 for the 2nd year in a row: CDC

Friday, June 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Measles cases in the United States have surpassed 2,000 for the second year in a row, according to data updated Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).So far in 2026, 2,030 confirmed cases have been recorded in 39... Read More.

New guidelines could help millions more Americans get colon cancer testing

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New guidelines from the American Cancer Society are expanding colon cancer screening options beyond colonoscopies and established stool-based tests.The recommendations still call for colorectal cancer screening in people at average risk starting at age 45 and continuing through age 75 for... Read More.

Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda ‘will get worse before it gets better’: WHO chief

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

(GENEVA, Switzerland) -- The head of the World Health Organization warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda "will get worse before it gets better."More than 900 cases and more than 220 deaths have been... Read More.

Ebola outbreak in DRC is ‘spreading rapidly’ with almost 750 suspected cases: WHO chief

Saturday, May 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is "spreading rapidly," the head of the World Health Organization warned during a press briefing on Friday.WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the U.N. health agency has upgraded... Read More.

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