Health
Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages, disrupting response as deaths top 1,800
Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicenter of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record staged protests Thursday to demand payment for their wages, abandoning several health facilities even as aid workers warn that the disease is still spreading at an alarming rate.
U.S. moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life.
Fauci faces new legal trouble as Florida attorney general issues subpoena
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Wednesday he has issued a subpoena to Dr. Anthony Fauci compelling him to turn over documents detailing his focus on winning financial awards, even as the country was facing the coronavirus pandemic.
15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
Ariana Grande’s new video sets off talk about body and beauty standards — again
Talking about beauty can get really ugly - particularly when it comes to public figures.
Ariana Grande’s new video sets off talk about body and beauty standards — again
Talking about beauty can get really ugly - particularly when it comes to public figures.
Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC director; Trump’s third nominee to lead agency
The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ESPN analyst Dick Vitale says blood tests are ‘very good’ after his fifth cancer diagnosis
Longtime college basketball announcer Dick Vitale says he is making positive strides after announcing in April that he had been diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time.
Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 children
Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, she lost significant weight, couldn't sleep and complained of postpregnancy mental health issues, the family's former nanny testified at her murder trial Wednesday.
Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
Matt Walker couldn't pet a dog without sneezing - until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey.
Record heat wave affects people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula
Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising people to eat dog meat to promote stamina.
Chipotle pulls jalapenos from some restaurants as health officials investigate salmonella outbreak
Chipotle Mexican Grill said Tuesday that it had removed jalapenos from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could potentially be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating.
Sen. Rand Paul reveals contempt resolution against Fauci; committee to vote on Thursday
Sen. Rand Paul announced his contempt of Congress resolution against Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday, charging the former federal COVID chief with thwarting a Senate committee's investigation into the pandemic's origins and the government's handling of it.
U.S. aid cuts, Ebola crisis in Africa open door to Beijing’s bid for influence in Congo
When a team of Chinese medical experts landed Saturday at the airport in the capital city of Kinshasa, health officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo were on hand to greet them with open arms.
School backpack overload: Heavy bags can strain kids’ bodies
Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy - weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet and textbooks, too.
Michigan reports the first 2 U.S. deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite
Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.
Trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mom who killed her 3 children, enters second week of testimony
After an opening week of wrenching testimony and a jury trip to the home where Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, her murder trial resumed Monday with more testimony about the killings in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023.
Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards, leaving states to set the rules
President Donald Trump's administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said.
More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola
Esther Lutula stopped going for prenatal checkups shortly after the current Ebola outbreak was declared in eastern Congo. Midway into her pregnancy, the 26-year-old feared being put into isolation simply for having a fever, a common misconception.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erupts at CNN host over COVID pandemic coverage
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. said Sunday the media engaged in "press malpractice" and fear-mongering during the COVID pandemic.