Nearly 100 children dead from Ebola in Congo as crisis … Nearly 100 children have died since the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo started last year — and the crisis is gathering pace, with the number of new cases doubling last month, according to charity Save the Children. A total of 97 children have died from the viral illness since the outbreak began […]
EMT worker suspended after racist comments on white … An emergency medical technician has been placed on unpaid leave after racist comments surfaced of him comparing black patients to gorillas and claiming to take “immense satisfaction” as he “terrorized” an African American boy with a needle. Alex McNabb, a part-time EMT in Patrick County, Virginia, made the statements on a white supremacist podcast called […]
Sick airplane passengers greeted by ‘hidden network … At least four times this week, in the span of just two days, health officials jumped into action to greet sick flight passengers.
Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of … The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, a rare and deadly disease, on Tuesday, the World Health Organization reported.
Body found in Atlanta river identified as missing … A body recovered this week from a river in Atlanta has been identified as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist who vanished in February, Atlanta Police Department spokesman Carlos Campos said Thursday.
Trump’s death penalty plan for drug dealers a ‘step … President Donald Trump on Monday rolled out his three-part plan to tackle the opioid epidemic — including some programs long championed by public health advocates — but it’s the proposal to impose the death penalty on drug traffickers that has raised the most eyebrows.
‘Are you awake?’ Parents share last text from their … Four times, the parents of a missing doctor with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told that a body has been found. Each time, Tia and Terrell Cunningham are sent into heart-wrenching agony, only to learn that it isn’t their son.
U.S. stocks had a banner year in 2017. These markets … U.S. stocks were on a first-class ride into record territory in 2017. But they weren’t alone.
Trump administration gives CDC list of banned words, … Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the very agency tasked with saving and protecting the lives of the most vulnerable, are now under order by the Trump administration to stop using words including “vulnerable” in 2018 budget documents, according to The Washington Post.
Trump praises health care of Nambia, a nonexistent … President Donald Trump lavished praise on the health care system of Nambia during a speech at the United Nations. But there’s one little problem — there’s no such country.
Trump named Time Person of the Year Time magazine has named Donald Trump its Person of the Year — calling him “President of the Divided States of America.”
The health condition that concerns Americans most What health condition concerns Americans the most? Cancer — more so than obesity, neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and even infectious diseases, such as Zika, Ebola and HIV/AIDS.