1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (41+ words) The acting director of the U. S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday during a Senate hearing, even as the United States scrambles to respond to Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks. Jeffery Taubenberger became acting. .....

4+ hour, 2+ min ago  (46+ words) The United States "is "actively engaged" in efforts to find therapies for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus outbreak that "has resulted in 160 "suspected deaths out of 670 suspected cases in "the Democratic Republic of Congo, a "U. S. CDC official said…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago  (204+ words) Friday, 22 May 2026 09: 00 AM EDT WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U. N. health agency was revising upward to "very high" its assessment of the risk within Congo, which had previously been deemed as high. The risk remains high for regional spread…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (413+ words) By Lynn C. Allison "|" Friday, 22 May 2026 12: 29 PM EDT A record-breaking 45 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home for the Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA. This reflects a slight increase over last year and represents one of…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago  (361+ words) By Tricia Cooney Bresnahan "|" Friday, 22 May 2026 10: 57 AM EDT Popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may do more than help people shed pounds " they could also protect the heart over the long term, new research suggests. A large review of clinical trials…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (431+ words) By Charlie Mc Carthy "|" Friday, 22 May 2026 11: 36 AM EDT A woman who underwent a double mastectomy after identifying as "nonbinary" has reportedly reached a confidential settlement after suing the mental health providers who approved her for the surgery following brief telehealth…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago  (46+ words) The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is "spreading rapidly" and now poses a "very high" risk at the national level. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U. N. health agency was revising…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago  (50+ words) Melanoma - the most serious form of skin cancer - doesn't just happen at the beach or in a tanning booth. It happens on the drive to work, while walking the dog or sitting by a window. And most Americans don't realize…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago  (480+ words) By Nicole Weatherholtz "|" Friday, 22 May 2026 09: 15 AM EDT Former CDC Director Robert Redfield is sounding the alarm over the growing Ebola outbreak in Africa, warning the virus could become "a very significant pandemic." Redfield, who led the CDC during the early…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago  (48+ words) A U. S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of a rare strain has killed over 130 people, is not critically ill and his wife and four children have tested negative, "the Berlin hospital where the…...