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Experts warn of wider spread as Ebola outbreak reaches plateau16:39 The Ebola outbreak in Congo passed a grim milestone this week — 10,000 confirmed cases — and spurred questions about whether health authorities are losing their ability to contain it Malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable in Afghanistan as aid cuts leave millions helpless16:39 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 202716:39 Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Thursday, allowing people to choose between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans until Dec. 7 RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing16:39 This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage, and appeared to mistakenly refer to the Affordable Care Act health exchanges. "Medicaid is not working for Americans, and it's specifica… In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M16:39 This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn't exist. Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage plans, will pay up to $98 million. Betsy Gaffney, CEO of medical records review company DxID, will pay $2 million, a… Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician15:35 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… Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says19:58 During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal ... Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread27.října Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has topped 10,000 confirmed cases as authorities race to slow the spread across Africa Attackers kill nurse, severely injure health worker responding to Ebola case in Congo26.října The World Health Organization reports that a nurse has been killed and a health worker severely injured in an attack while responding to an Ebola alert in Congo Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine25.října Uganda is reinforcing existing border controls requiring citizens returning from Congo to undergo 21 days of quarantine at their own expense, the Health Ministry said Sunday, as investigators examine how a woman who traveled from Uganda to Nigeria cont... Climate change blamed for two-thirds of heat deaths in Europe23.října More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning23.října A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is helping significantly reduce the chances that melanoma patients' tumors return First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport22.října The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an airport in Uganda |
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