Ebola Surges in Eastern DR Congo Amid Conflict and Distrust
Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim at the Rwampara Cemetery, in Rwampara, Congo, May 23, 2026.
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Measles in Bangladesh: 500+ Child Deaths, A Crisis Ignored
Thirteen-month-old Jannat cries as her mother Sohana, a garment worker, tries to feed her. The child is hospitalized for measles at DNCC Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Anike Rahman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anike Rahman for NPR Hantavirus and Ebola are making headlines.
Convicted Nurse Becomes Speaker on Hospital Safety
People demonstrate outside the courthouse where the sentencing hearing for former nurse RaDonda Vaught was held on May 13, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.
Family: Pneumonia progressed to sepsis in Kyle Busch’s death
Kyle Busch is introduced during the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Dover, Del. Derik Hamilton/AP hide caption toggle caption Derik Hamilton/AP CONCORD, N.C.
U.S. reroutes travelers from Ebola-affected African countries
As travelers entered the Entebbe International Airport in Uganda on May 21, they were screened with a thermal camera that detects their temperature. Pictured at bottom is reporter Michal Ruprecht.
End‑of‑Life Dreams: How the Dying Find Peace
Florence sits at the kitchen table. Her husband is there, her daughter, too. They laugh together, share a meal — just as they used to. But there is one difference: both her husband and daughter have been dead for years. "As if we have never been separated," she says. Florence has never experienced dreams with such intensity before.
Rural health fund falls short for counties losing hospitals
Debra Pierce holds up a picture of Stanley Sears, her brother, while standing in the yard of the mobile home he was renovating before his death in 2024. Pierce believes North Carolina's Martin County needs higher-level emergency services and a hospital.
Did US Aid Cuts Worsen Central Africa’s Ebola Surge?
Since the turn of the millennium, there has been a new Ebola outbreak almost every year. The current epidemic, however, is different.
Why Germany is treating a US Ebola patient in Berlin
A US doctor infected with the Ebola virus is being treated in a high-level isolation unit at Berlin's Charite university hospital. The patient contracted the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. US authorities had asked Germany for assistance due to the shorter flight distance to Europe compared to North America.
Enhanced Games: Risks Beyond Crippling Injuries
Athletes limbering up to compete openly with performance-enhancing substances for the first time at the Enhanced Games in — where else? — Las Vegas! While supporters say the event signposts a new future for elite sport, the traditional sporting world has slammed it as a dangerous biological experiment . What does 'enhanced' mean in modern sports?
Experts Warn of Worsening Ebola Spread in DRC
Global health authorities have warned that the number of deadly Ebola virus infections reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) most recent outbreak of the disease represents just a fraction of actual cases, adding that cases spread to regions far from the outbreak's origin.
Planned Parenthood Offers 'Just In Case' Abortion Pills in Two States
The Planned Parenthood clinic in Pullman, Washington. Abortion pills will be offered in advance for future use at Planned Parenthood clinics in Washington state and Hawaii.