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Health news • Jun 06

Six surprising signs of chronic inflammation and how to beat it

Simmering levels of chronic inflammation are involved in everything from increasing harmful levels of organ fat to driving cell damage, which can ultimately...

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Health news • Jun 06

Congo Ebola Cases Jump as CDC Warns Outbreak Could Be Among Largest Ever

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo jumped by 71 in a day and another 21 deaths were recorded as health workers expanded testing in the mining...

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Health news • Jun 06

Congo outbreak could rival the largest Ebola epidemic on record, CDC warns

In one worst-case scenario projected, more than 20000 cases would occur within three months if only 1 in 5 infected people are identified and isolated...

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Health news • Jun 06

Ebola spread in central Africa could match 2014 record outbreak, US health officials say

Modelling from US CDC shows Ebola spread could be on 'dangerous trajectory', but experts warn outbreaks can be very hard to predict.

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Health news • Jun 06

Hearing is widely believed to be the last sense to fade, and a 2020 University of British Columbia EEG study on dying hospice patients found their brains still responded to sound in the final hours of unresponsiveness, suggesting the voices of loved ones in the

A PhD researcher at the University of British Columbia spent the final years of the last decade wheeling an EEG cart into the rooms of dying patients at a...

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Health news • Jun 06

A Breakthrough Drug Just Achieved The 'Impossible' For Pancreatic Cancer

For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low.

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Health news • Jun 05

Ebola outbreak could exceed 20,000 cases in 3 months without urgent public health measures: CDC

Without urgent action, there is a strong likelihood the Ebola outbreak in Africa will exceed 20,000 cases and 4,000 deaths within three months,...

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Health news • Jun 05

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong public health measures

The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could grow to 20000 cases or more, depending on how quickly infected people are isolated to slow the spread. The U.S..

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Health news • Jun 05

Ebola Cases May Top 20,000 in Three Months, C.D.C. Says

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have begun as early as February and may exceed 20,000 cases over the next three months,...

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Health news • Jun 05

Update on Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, 6/5/2026

Please Note: This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. 5:08. Benjamin Haynes, CDC Moderator. Thank you for joining us. Dr. Satish Pillai, who is...

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Health news • Jun 05

Ebola figures appear to offer hope as case numbers drop in DR Congo but it's not that simple

The latest Ebola figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo appear to offer some hope after the number of cases was dramatically scaled back.

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Health news • Jun 05

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo could top 20,000 cases in worst case, CDC says

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda could lead to more than 20000 cases and over 2000 deaths in a worst-case scenario,...

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Health news • Jun 05

Measles is still spreading in the U.S., with more than 2,000 cases this year

Measles cases in the U.S. reached 2030 on Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

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Health news • Jun 05

WHO and Africa CDC unveil $518m Ebola plan as DRC, Uganda death tolls rise

The DR Congo's health ministry reported 71 new cases of the rare Bundibugyo strain in just 24 hours.

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Health news • Jun 05

WHO, Africa CDC announce joint Ebola response plan

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) today announced a joint plan to respond to the...

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Health news • Jun 05

US measles cases top 2,000 in just 5 months

In a little over five months, the United States has topped 2,000 measles cases, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirming...

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Health news • Jun 05

CDC report: Ebola outbreak could rival the worst on record unless world acts

New modeling from the CDC shows that if measures aren't taken immediately, this outbreak could sicken more than 20000 people in the next three months.

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Health news • Jun 05

Parkinson’s Disease Is Consistently Linked to Pesticide Exposure. Farmworkers — and Nearby Communities — Are at Risk in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.

By Daisy Yuhas. This story is part of a series by Public Health Watch and MyRGV.com. Puente News Collaborative is a partner in this collaboration.

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Health news • Jun 05

Science in action: A look inside the health lab tracking World Cup disease risks

Inside a transformed lab at Georgetown University, an international team of nearly two dozen analysts, epidemiologists and public health professionals is on...

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Health news • Jun 05

Senior NIH official pushes MAHA strategy to skeptical ADA audience

NEW ORLEANS — A senior adviser to the leader of the National Institutes of Health opened his speech to a national gathering of diabetes researchers with a...

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