3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (342+ words) In recent weeks, new cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province, the outbreak’s epicenter, but risen sharply in neighboring North Kivu and Haut-Uele, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said at a weekly briefing. According to the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (91+ words) The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists WTOP News Timeshare Resorts Forced To Refund Owners - Is Yours On the List? Restaurants In Powder Springs With Good Senior Discounts Seniors Born 1939-1969 Receive 11 Benefits This Month If They Ask Cardiologist…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (415+ words) The promise comes after Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections and as affordability has become a central issue for voters heading into November. “The relief…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (608+ words) Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer. The five-year commitment aims to cut the maternal mortality rate in…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (546+ words) Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said he told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of his conclusions. CDC officials, however, have not said whether they will count either death as measles-associated, and the agency’s website still carries a…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (440+ words) The announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA, gives the agency some stability following months of controversy and upheaval that led to a series of high-profile departures earlier this year. The announcement names permanent…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) The U.S. will provide Namibia with $45 million for its HIV response in the 2027 fiscal year but the country would then start funding its own HIV programs, with U.S. only providing “technical cooperation,” both countries said in statement. Namibia has received around $45 million…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (541+ words) Of an estimated 100,000 people whom state health leaders predicted were vulnerable to losing their Affordable Care Act insurance in Virginia, 94,000 have dropped it so far this year, according to new numbers from the State Health Benefit Exchange. There were 389,000 enrollees…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (36+ words) Deaths in Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak top 3,000 as spread of disease shows no signs of slowing. Deaths in Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak top 3,000 as spread of disease shows no signs of slowing....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (290+ words) Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak has recorded 6,186 confirmed cases, including 3,007 deaths since it was declared a global health emergency in mid-May. It remains the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola ever. Recent weeks have witnessed a surge in…...