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Uganda declares itself free of Ebola as Congo continues to struggle with itUganda has maintained since the outset that its cases were linked to the larger outbreak in eastern Congo’s remote province of Ituri, which borders Uganda.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A doctor wearing personal protective equipment at the Ebola Treatment Center in…
Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions at GOP-led Covid hearing, calls Rand Paul ‘unhinged’The former top health official said he was invoking the Fifth Amendment to avoid the possibility that Republicans on the Senate committee might try to prosecute him for perjury. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Anthony Fauci…
Tanning is getting hot again. Here’s what it really does to your skin.The World Health Organization has long classified tanning beds as a cancer-causing agent in the same category as tobacco and asbestos.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Experts are concerned about a resurgence in the popularity of tanning among young adults.Getty Images fileJuly…
Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi reveals hysterectomy after cervical cancer diagnosis“I’m not good with pain and I’ve really been trying to be tough, but it’s not great,” the “Jersey Shore” star said while detailing her hysterectomy in a TikTok post.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Television personality Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi at the Las Vegas Convention Center…
NBA players’ Achilles tendon tears are linked to small spikes in playing time, study findsThe injury is one of basketball’s most serious. A recent study found that players logged more minutes than their season averages during the 10 to 15 games before their Achilles tendons ruptured.Listen to this article00:0000:00Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum grabs his…
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo accelerates as health officials say Trump and Elon Musk’s aid cuts hamper responseKey supplies, equipment and operational support are no longer reaching responders at the scale needed, they said.Listen to this article00:0000:00A doctor prepares to treat Ebola patients in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on July 13.Benediction Murhabazi /…
Cyclospora outbreak may have peaked in Michigan after lettuce recallNationwide, there are more than 18,000 confirmed or suspected cases of cyclosporiasis, the illness caused by a parasite found in human feces, the CDC said.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00How the cyclosporiasis outbreak is hitting restaurants and stores02:16Get more newsLiveonJuly 28, 2026, 7:54 PM…
7th death confirmed in Manhattan Legionnaires’ outbreak, matching total from 2025 outbreakIn all, 92 people have been sickened with Legionnaires’ disease as a result of the Upper East Side cluster in New York.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Legionella pneumophila bacteria, the cause of Legionnaires’ disease. Roger Harris / Getty ImagesJuly 31, 2026, 6:59…
What is rabbit fever? Cases of rare tick-borne illness reported in NYCThree people in Suffolk County, the eastern part of Long Island, were confirmed to have come down with tularemia, also known as rabbit fever.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00According to the CDC, ticks in the U.S. that transmit tularemia to humans include…
Michigan reports 2 deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreakMore than 11,000 cases of the foodborne illness have been confirmed in the state and 193 people have been hospitalized since early May.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Two deaths linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan02:19Get more newsLiveonAug. 3, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 3, 2026,…