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Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge
Congo has confirmed at least 282 Ebola cases in its growing outbreak More »
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Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine center for US citizens
Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base More »
5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility
Five American cruise ship passengers exposed to hantavirus are leaving a Nebraska quarantine facility More »
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
New research shows a novel pill is helping people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer More »
WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo
The World Health Organization reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus in eastern Congo More »
Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to Boston University's CTE Center, his family says
Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop More »
Most new moms get the baby blues. But it could be something more serious: postpartum depression
Postpartum depression is a potentially dangerous condition that can fill a typically joyous time with despair More »
US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low
The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year More »
Trump tells agencies to align with study calling for narrower childhood vaccine recommendations
President Donald Trump is giving his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child More »
As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals
For many in Congo and elsewhere in Central and West Africa, there is no shame in craving wild meat, a key part of the culture More »
