Health

The Trump administration has imposed tough restrictions in response to hantavirus and Ebola, including quarantine orders and travel bans. That’s despite past criticism of many COVID measures. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: …

Many American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have quarantined at Nebraska Medicine’s Davis Global Center in Omaha. Rebecca S. Gratz/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca S. Gratz/AP For the …

The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly …

The FDA approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. Bemotrizinol has long been used in Europe and Asia. The chemical compound protects against UVA and UVB rays.

At the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, yoga has become a popular activity for the people living there. We meet the two people who brought the practice to the camp.

GLP-1 medications are sold under several different brand names and treat diabetes, obesity and sleep apnea. The drugs’ effects on cancer are in very early stages of research. Michael Siluk/Universal …

Protesters carry a mock coffin as they march during a demonstration against a U.S.-built Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans at high risk of exposure to Ebola in the …

Ultra-processed foods often have added sugar and artificial flavorings, similar to how cigarettes were developed. Shana Novak/Digital Vision/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Shana Novak/Digital Vision/Getty Images Tobacco companies spent …

Morgan Newman, a survivor of cervical cancer, at the Des Moines Public Library last December. Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio The cancer diagnosis …

Members of a Congolese Red Cross team carry the coffin of a woman suspected of having died from Ebola virus disease during her safe burial at a cemetery in Bunia …