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Violence at DRC displacement camp draws calls for Ebola aid access
Humanitarian teams working on the Ebola response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are calling for urgent access to the region after fighting drove thousands of people from a displacement camp there, United Nations News reported…
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Mississippi drug task force warns against kratom after two students found dead
A Mississippi drug task force issued a public warning urging people to avoid kratom on September 24, 2026, after two University of Mississippi undergraduates were found dead and the substance was discovered during the investigations into…
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Trump administration to remove 760,000 from ACA exchanges over fraud claims
The Trump administration said on September 22, 2026, that it will disenroll 760,000 people from Affordable Care Act exchanges, alleging the affected participants were fraudulently enrolled or do not exist.
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Aid officials warn DR Congo Ebola outbreak is still spreading
Aid officials warned on September 15, 2026, that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is continuing to widen, even as responders have achieved some partial containment, United Nations News reported.
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Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman dies of measles complications, third death in three weeks
An unvaccinated 40-year-old Pennsylvania woman died on September 13, 2026, from measles-related complications, becoming the state's third such fatality in under three weeks, according to NPR.
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New Hampshire man sets record with pig kidney after 271 days
A New Hampshire man set a record on September 4, 2026, by living for 271 days with a transplanted pig kidney functioning in his body while he waited for a human donor organ.
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UN relief chief says Ebola response in DRC must speed up
The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator warned on September 1, 2026, that global containment efforts are falling behind an exponentially growing Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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DRC Ebola outbreak reaches 60 health zones with nearly 5,800 cases
A Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has grown to 60 affected health zones across six provinces, with 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths recorded as of August 26, 2026, the World Health Organization…
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UN warns DRC Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak unprecedented at 100 days
UN agencies warned on August 24, 2026, that a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 100 days and is spreading at a scale they described as unprecedented, according to United Nations News.
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UN warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreading exponentially, funding critically low
UN responders issued an urgent appeal on August 21, 2026, for immediate international support as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continued to spread, United Nations News reported.
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WHO chief defends childhood vaccine safety after Trump schedule order
The head of the World Health Organization spoke out on August 12, 2026, affirming that childhood vaccines are safe, after the Trump Administration issued an executive order directing an overhaul of the recommended inoculation schedule,…
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President orders review of U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations
The President signed an executive order on August 10, 2026, directing the Department of Health and Human Services to revise the country's childhood vaccine guidance to align with practices used by comparable developed nations.
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WHO shifts Ebola strategy as most DRC deaths occur outside treatment centres
The World Health Organization has changed its Ebola response strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after finding that the majority of fatalities are occurring in communities rather than in treatment facilities, United Nations…
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FDA approves Moderna's mFLUSIVA as first mRNA flu vaccine
The FDA approved Moderna's mRNA-based influenza vaccine on August 6, 2026, clearing the first flu shot built on mRNA technology to reach the U.S. market.
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UN-backed centres open in eastern DRC amid record Ebola outbreak
New UN-backed centres opened in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo around August 3, 2026, as confirmed Ebola cases climbed over the preceding weekend of August 1 and 2, United Nations News reported.
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DRC Bundibugyo outbreak reaches record size across five provinces
A Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has grown into the largest of its kind ever recorded there, the World Health Organization said.
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Congo Ebola outbreak reaches 2,423 cases and 967 deaths as of July 19
Congo's Ebola outbreak had produced 2,423 confirmed cases and 967 deaths as of July 19, 2026, with 469 patients having recovered, according to the Democratic Republic of the Congo government.
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Uganda discharges last Ebola patient, starts 42-day countdown
Uganda released its final confirmed Ebola patient from hospital on July 17, 2026, starting a 42-day countdown toward an official end-of-outbreak declaration, The Guardian reported.
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Taco Bell iceberg lettuce tied to cyclospora outbreak in five states
Federal health officials traced a cyclospora outbreak to iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations across Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia, NPR and Ars Technica reported on July 17, 2026.
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Bundibugyo virus outbreak in DRC tops 2,000 cases as U.S. worker evacuated to Germany
The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had reached 2,124 confirmed cases and 828 deaths as of July 15, 2026, with sustained transmission continuing to drive increases in both figures, the World Health…