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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported

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The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks.

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)

Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency

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Health officials have confirmed the first case of severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu.

FILE - White House Gender Policy Council director Jennifer Klein speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Jan. 22, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The fate of the first-ever White House Gender Policy Council is uncertain in Trump's administration

Read full article: The fate of the first-ever White House Gender Policy Council is uncertain in Trump's administration

During the transition period between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, there has been at least some coordination on West Wing affairs.

Pig kidney recipient Towana Looney stands with transplant surgeons Dr. Jayme Locke, left, now of the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration and Dr. Robert Montgomery of NYU Langone Health, center, on Dec. 10, 2024, at NYU Langone Health, in New York City. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

An Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant

Read full article: An Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant

An Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant last month and is free from dialysis for the first time in eight years.

FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

North Carolina's Medicaid expansion hits enrollment goal about a year ahead of projections

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North Carolina reached its Medicaid expansion enrollment goal of 600,000 people just over a year since the program rolled out.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What's behind rising autism rates: A broader definition of autism and better screening

Read full article: What's behind rising autism rates: A broader definition of autism and better screening

President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club.

A police officer stands guard as a health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year after a surge in cases

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Officials say Pakistan has begun its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases hampered efforts to stop the disease.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, wears a bandage on his face and wrist as he walks to cast a vote on the Senate floor after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says

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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks requiring Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine.

FILE - Three members of the Women's March group protest in support of access to abortion medication outside the Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Amarillo, Texas. (AP Photo/David Erickson, File)

Texas' abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine

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Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine.

FILE - OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy, Feb. 19, 2013 in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650M for helping Purdue Pharma boost opioid sales

Read full article: McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650M for helping Purdue Pharma boost opioid sales

McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work for opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma, according to court papers filed in Virginia.

Children dressed as superheroes greet Kosovo alpinists disguised as super-heroes of modern times delivering New Year's gifts to children patients in Pristina hospital on Friday, Dec. 13, 20124. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Bringing hope and joy: superheroes for children with cancer in Kosovo

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As the year draws to a close, a remarkable initiative involving “superheroes” clad in unique costumes brings unexpected joy — not only to the sick children but also, perhaps even more deeply, to their parents.

Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (Janet Klingbeil via AP)

Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show

Read full article: Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show

Social media posts from Luigi Mangione show the man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson underwent successful back surgery last year that alleviated debilitating chronic pain.

FILE - Aaliyah Floyd, 10, right, selects school supplies with volunteer Cindy Blomquist, left, at the annual Back to School Distribution Day at The Pantry, Friday, July 29, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Pantry works with grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren, offering free backpacks, lunch boxes, school supplies and sneakers. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Fewer US grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data

Read full article: Fewer US grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data

Fewer grandparents were taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in the number of preschoolers and more people were staying put in their homes in the first part of the 2020s compared with the last part of the 2010s.

FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico listens during a news conference in the Serbia Palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Slovakia's parliament passes legislation that could ban doctors from protesting low pay

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Slovakia’s parliament has approved legislation drafted by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico that could effectively ban doctors from protesting against low pay.

President Joe Biden speaks at the White House Conference on Women's Health Research from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says healthy women help US prosperity as he highlights White House initiative on their health

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President Joe Biden says having healthy women is as important for the U.S. economy as it is for the women themselves.

Selena Gomez attends the Academy Women's Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Keynote Selena Gomez spotlights prioritizing mental health during Academy Women's Luncheon

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While surveying a room packed with Hollywood’s most influential figures, “Emilia Pérez” star Selena Gomez took center stage at the Academy Women’s Luncheon to spotlight a critical issue: Prioritizing mental health and supporting underserved communities often left behind in the conversation.

FILE - People march through 8th Street in downtown Boise, Idaho, on May 3, 2022, in response to the news that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)

Idaho's strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing

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A federal appeals court is scrutinizing the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical care.

From left, Republican Attorneys General Drew Wrigley of North Dakota, Kris Kobach of Kansas and Marty Jackley of South Dakota speak to reporters after a hearing in federal court in Bismarck, N.D., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

For now, 'Dreamers' will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states

Read full article: For now, 'Dreamers' will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states

A federal judge has ruled that immigrants known as “Dreamers” in 19 states aren't entitled to health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

FILE - Jenny Chiroque sits on a bed with netting at La Merced Hospital where she is treated for dengue in Paita, Peru, Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge

Read full article: Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge

Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number from last year.

FILE - Police officers are the only people seen at the South Carolina Statehouse on Jan. 20, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The Republican-dominated South Carolina House is expected to debate a bill restricting medical care for transgender minors on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Federal officials say South Carolina mental illness group homes leave little hope of independence

Read full article: Federal officials say South Carolina mental illness group homes leave little hope of independence

The federal government has sued South Carolina, saying the state has not done enough to make sure people with serious mental illnesses are taken out of group homes and helped back into communities where they can work and lead independent lives.

President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage before speaking at the FOX Nation Patriot Awards, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Greenvale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next

Read full article: Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next

As Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, the nominees offer a preview of how his administration might handle abortion after he repeatedly flip-flopped on the issue on the campaign trail.

FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announces a $149.5 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role fueling the opioid addiction crisis, in Olympia, Wash., Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes, File)

How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say

Read full article: How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say

People with substance use disorder are not getting a direct say on how most opioid settlement money is used.

Employees work in Moldiag, a biotechnology startup, while producing mpox tests, in Tamesna, Morocco, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports

Read full article: Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports

After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent on imported medical supplies.

FILE - This undated image provided by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office shows Bob Glynn Dean Jr. (Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Settlement offers nearly $9M to Louisiana nursing home residents kept in warehouse during hurricane

Read full article: Settlement offers nearly $9M to Louisiana nursing home residents kept in warehouse during hurricane

Some residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent to ride out 2021's Hurricane Ida in a warehouse are being offered shares of a nearly $9 million settlement.

Medical staff walk through an outdoor passageway at the Hospital de Jesus, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. It's the oldest continuously operating hospital in the Americas that was founded by Spanish conqueror Hernn Corts 500 years ago. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Hospital founded by Spanish conqueror persists 500 years later in Mexico's capital

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The Hospital de Jesus in Mexico City’s bustling historic center covers most of a city block.

Britain's Princess Charlotte, from left, Prince Louis and Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales, during the Together At Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey, in London, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

Princess of Wales takes another step in return to public life after chemotherapy with carol service

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The Princess of Wales is taking another step in her return to public life following cancer treatment as she hosts her annual Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey.

FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a researcher performs a rapid antigen test on milk from a dairy cow inoculated against bird flu in a containment building at the National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Monday, July 29, 2024. (USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP, File)

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

Read full article: USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows.

This photo issued by Wiltshire Police on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 shows Danielle Carr-Gomm who died when an alternative healer who advocated slapping therapy to treat a range of maladies failed to get her medical help, during the fourth day of a workshop in October 2016. (Wiltshire Police via AP)

Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop

Read full article: Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop

An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during his workshop.

Michigan State Sen. Sarah Anthony, left, and Sen. Mallory McMorrow talk on the Senate floor, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House

Read full article: Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House

Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year.

Bullets lie on the sidewalk at the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

Read full article: Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims.