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Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo13:44 A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend has become Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak Zambia says it will sign $3.6B US health deal after stripping patient data clauses13:44 Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician13:44 This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. -- For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office equipped with an x-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner -- all owne… Congo’s Ebola outbreak leaves grieving families struggling with fear and stigma8:23 The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is taking a psychological toll on families dealing with loss, fear and stigma Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive2:33 Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet19.října Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient Malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable in Afghanistan as aid cuts leave millions helpless15.října Hunger and acute malnutrition are rising dramatically in Afghanistan, the result of overlapping crises A new Medicare season begins, but some shifts will arrive in 202715.října Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Thursday, allowing people to choose between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans until Dec. 7 Pope Leo is eating and walking after cancer surgery, but Latin America trip is in question14.října Doctors say Pope Leo XIV is eating regularly and has begun walking and doing respiratory exercises, and his post-operative tests are normal following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer called adenocarcinoma. Here's what that means14.října Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed as doctors diagnosed him with the most common form of lung cancer |