
South Africa Launches Twice-Yearly HIV Shot as Funding Gaps Loom
South Africa is rolling out a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten to slow the effort.

South Africa is rolling out a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten to slow the effort.

Public health departments are preparing for illnesses that could hit World Cup fans while also monitoring the ongoing Ebola outbreak, NPR reported June 5.

The Trump administration's new Medicaid work requirements demand 80 hours of work per month, with sick enrollees required to prove they're too ill to work.

Congo's Ebola outbreak, driven by the Bundibugyo virus, has reached 282 confirmed cases and over 1,000 suspected in eastern Ituri province.

Brazil is investigating two possible Ebola patients as the WHO reports five recoveries in Congo, where an outbreak is ongoing.
Passengers quarantined at a Nebraska facility following a hantavirus exposure aboard a ship could be allowed to leave soon, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Community members are attacking Ebola clinics and resisting medical teams, a pattern tied to distrust and burial customs seen in past outbreaks.

The World Health Organization's director-general arrived in Kinshasa, Congo, Thursday to assess the response to an outbreak of a rare Ebola virus type.
Officials say congenital syphilis cases in Eastern Virginia dropped 25%, according to a report published May 28, 2026.
A new CDC overdose report shows U.S. street drug deaths dropped roughly 14 percent in 2025, though some Western states bucked the trend with rising deaths.