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The AIDS Memorial Quilt made a fearful epidemic powerfully human
It is more than 50 tons of fabric and compassion, and the Library of Congress describes it as the largest communal art project in the world.
Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska
The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility.
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Kenya’s health minister found in contempt of court over U.S.-backed Ebola facility
Kenya's Health Minister Aden Duale was found in contempt of court on Monday for failing to halt the construction of an Ebola quarantine facility intended for Americans, despite existing court orders.
Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say
Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, as tracing those who had been in contact with patients remains a major challenge.
France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe
France put emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert, restricted public alcohol consumption and canceled some outdoor sports events to cope with a heat wave unfurling across parts of Europe. Multiple drowning deaths have been reported.
Mourners bury a 6-month-old Ebola victim in the Congo outbreak’s 3rd orphanage death
Mourners gathered Friday to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week, the third child to die at an orphanage in eastern Congo as authorities have struggled to contain the latest outbreak.
Tulsi Gabbard: Fauci lied to Congress, directed Wuhan research funding
TULSI GABBARD says FAUCI lied: "The COVID pandemic caused tremendous hardship and pain for millions of our fellow Americans and countless people around the world. Now, after years of lies and censorship and cover-ups, the American people deserve transparency, truth and accountability."
GOP senators want Chinese health monitors added to FCC’s banned equipment list
GOP Sens. Rick Scott and Dave McCormick called on the Federal Communications Commission to investigate national security risks posed by Chinese-made health wearables.
Air Force base now requires flu vaccine after 160 troops infected, 1 dead
About 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio have been infected with the flu over the past three weeks, with one trainee death under investigation, multiple news outlets report.
Olympian Jenny Simpson shows ‘encouraging improvement’ after collapsing at a Raleigh track event
Olympic 1,500-meter bronze medalist and world champion Jenny Simpson remains under medical care Thursday but shows "encouraging improvement" after collapsing while pacing a mile group at an event in Raleigh earlier this week.
Joe Rogan claims ex-presidents spent ‘a lot of money’ to oust him from Spotify over COVID views
JOE ROGAN says ex-presidents tried to boot him off Spotify during COVID era: "I can't even talk about it, but there [were] presidents involved, and former presidents involved, that were contacting Spotify. Trying to get me removed for vaccine misinformation. And it turned out to be right. All of it. Not a single [person] apologized."
Mother of pregnant teen with cancer who died challenges Dominican Republic’s strict abortion ban
The mother of a teenage girl who died after doctors in the Dominican Republic delayed treating her for cancer because she was pregnant is challenging the country's strict abortion ban.
Poll shows most Americans value safety over access on abortion pill
The abortion pill may be the most common method of U.S. elective pregnancy termination, but many Americans still have concerns about its safety, according to a newly released poll.
Ebola cases increase almost 40% in a week as death toll passes 200
The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed more than 200 lives in its first month and is the worst known outbreak at this stage, with up to 35,000 suspected potential contacts, Africa's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology
U.S. health advisers are debating a new kind of flu vaccine Thursday, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
Olympic medalist Jenny Simpson collapses after medical episode while pacing mile group at event
Olympic bronze medalist and world champion 1,500-meter runner Jenny Simpson collapsed after suffering a medical episode while pacing a mile group at an event in Raleigh on Tuesday night.
Lil Nas X shares a video update after getting mental health care: ‘There’s less fear in my heart’
The musician Lil Nas X posted a moving video update to his Instagram on Wednesday morning. In the nearly three-minute clip, the artist - born Montero Lamar Hill - shared that he "has been in rehab for a few months," and since then, has returned home to both Atlanta, where he is from and his family lives, and Los Angeles, where he resides.