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How Ebola kills -- and what it takes to stop it

● NPR • 2 June 2026 • 12:45 PM

It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.

As Congo grapples with Ebola, volunteers cook up meals to support patients and health workers

● AP • 2 June 2026 • 9:33 AM

Volunteers are supporting Congo's Ebola outbreak response with cooked meals in a program assisted by the U.N. food agency.

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Why is Michigan loosening its rules for parents wanting to exempt kids from vaccines?

● NPR • 2 June 2026 • 9:03 AM

A decade ago, Michigan had high rates of parents not vaccinating their children, so it required them to attend an in-person education class to get an exemption. It worked — until things got ugly.

Kenyan president defends US Ebola quarantine center amid protests

● AP • 2 June 2026 • 7:48 AM

Kenya’s president defended the establishment of an Ebola quarantine facility by the U.S., a move that led to protests.

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5 American cruise ship passengers leave Nebraska quarantine facility

● AP • 1 June 2026 • 10:15 PM

Five American cruise ship passengers exposed to hantavirus are leaving a Nebraska quarantine facility.

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A cancer vaccine made just for you. mRNA is back and it's fighting melanoma

● NPR • 1 June 2026 • 12:03 PM

A study finds that an mRNA vaccine is highly effective at preventing recurrence of this dangerous skin cancer, when used in combination with Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug.

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

● AP • 1 June 2026 • 9:45 AM

Congolese authorities say there are now at least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola in its ongoing outbreak.

Is bovine colostrum really 'liquid gold' for gut health?

● NPR • 1 June 2026 • 9:03 AM

Baby calves rely on it to build up their immune systems and gut. And now marketers are promoting it for humans. Here's what scientists say.